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Inside The Plainville Tragedy: A Mother, Two Girls, And A Question That Won’t Go Away
The grief is still fresh in Plainville as families, neighbors, and officials struggle to process a tragedy that left a mother and her two daughters dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside a home on a quiet street.
Several days after the killings, the impact is spreading across the tight-knit community. Residents continue to mourn Felisha Matthews, 31, and her daughters, Ava King, 4, and Mileena Matthews, 12. Police say Patrick King, 27, fatally shot them before taking his own life during a police standoff on Friday, March 27.
Social media posts — both heartbroken and angry — continue to r…
Hartford Native Husband Dies Suddenly, Leaving Pregnant Wife; Community Rallies Around Family
A Connecticut community is rallying around an expectant mother after her husband died suddenly earlier this month.
Matthew Dolbey, of Chester, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 18, his family said in his obituary. The 35-year-old was expecting the birth of a child with his wife, Melissa Carpenter. His family did not disclose the cause of death.
A GoFundMe campaign to help support his wife and unborn child has raised more than $67,000 of its $110,000 goal as of Monday, March 23.
Dolbey, who worked as a bartender at Little House Brewing Company in Chester, is being remembered for his big …
Family Of Hartford Father Killed In Shooting Outside His Home Asks for Community Support
The family of a man who was shot and killed outside of his Connecticut home is asking the public to help them say goodbye.
Christopher Shannon, 32, was shot and killed on Monday night, March 9, outside of his house on Allen Place in Hartford, police said.
Shania Rogers, Shannon's sister, created a GoFundMe page to pay for his funeral.
“I only want to make sure my brother, my best friend, is laid to rest properly. I miss him dearly,” Rogers wrote. “If this is the last time I, his friends, family, and children get to say we love you and farewell, I would accept all help available…
CT Woman Killed In Maine Ski Town Remembered As 'Most Loving Girl'; Boyfriend Charged
A 23-year-old Connecticut woman fatally shot in a small Maine ski town is being remembered by her family as a caring sister who loved baking, painting, and helping others, according to an online memorial. Police have charged her boyfriend with the shooting.
Makayla Rose DeSantis, of Colchester, was shot and killed Sunday, March 8, in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, where she worked at the Sugarloaf ski resort. Police charged 24-year-old Austin Doucette, a co-worker, with murder, WMTW in Maine reported.
DeSantis' family said she and Doucette had been dating for more than seven years. Polic…
Cape Cod Tragedy: Community Rallies After 2 Mass Fishermen Killed In Boat Sinking
The Massachusetts fishing community is mourning the loss of two fishermen killed when their boat sank off Cape Cod last week.
Angel Luis Nieves, 37, and Truitt Holcomb Jr., 61, both of New Bedford, were aboard the scallop boat Yankee Rose about two miles off Provincetown on Thursday, March 5, when it capsized and sank, state authorities said. There were no survivors.
Nieves was an engaged father of four, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family.
"He loved the ocean; it was his passion," the fundraiser said. "But more than that, he loved God and his family. He worked so hard ev…
