STATE OF CONNECTICUT Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Connecticut State Police Public Information Office 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457	Contact:  860-685-8230 DESPP.Feedback
Reuben Bradford Commissioner		Colonel Danny R. Stebbins Deputy Commissioner Division of State Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2013

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING IN MARLBOROUGH

   On 03/11/13 State Police Troop K  received a 911 call from a Portland Road resident in the town of Marlborough who reported  that someone had fired shots into his home.

   Troopers responded to the residence and conducted a searcg of the area for any suspicious people or vehicles.

   State Police Major Crime Detectives responded to process the scene and gather physical and forensic evidence.

   Leads and information were developed by investigators. Initial information obtained by State Police Detectives from the victim and witnesses determined that the victim lives at the residence with his girlfriend, and they were both in the home when they heard the gunshots.  They discovered  that the sliding glass door window was shattered and that their dog had been shot. The dog was transported to a veterinarian to remove the  bullet.

   State Police Detectives processed the  residence did locate additional shell casings outside of the residence and the dog was transported to a veterinarian to remove a third bullet. The case is currently being investigated with no suspects at this time.

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Lt. J. Paul Vance