WeHa Man's Death In Deep River Tied To Mass. Stabbing Spree: UPDATE

DEEP RIVER/WEST HARTFORD, CT — A death in Deep River is believed to be tied to a stabbing spree across multiple towns in Massachusetts that left four young girls and two McDonald's employees injured.

Tuesday, state police positively identified the man killed as being West Hartford resident Bruce Feldman, 70, police said.

Connecticut State Police responded around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of a disturbance at an address in Deep River and the deceased was discovered, authorities said.

A person had been taken into custody in Massachusetts as of late Saturday, at which time there was no active threat to the public, according to police, who said the investigation was ongoing.

Boston news outlets WFXT and WBTS cited a law enforcement source or sources in naming 26-year-old Massachusettes resident Jared Ravizza as the man responsible for a stabbing spree Saturday night in the state.

The stations reported Ravizza is also tied to the Deep River death investigation.

CT State Police Release Information

State police in Connecticut Tuesday released additional information on the Deep River incident, which his believed to have happened prior to the Massachusetts stabbings.

At 3:36 p.m. May 25, Connecticut State Police at Troop F in Westbrook responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence on Merriwold Lane in Deep River, police said.

The investigating trooper learned a suspect approached the residence on Merriwold Lane, threw a shovel through the front-door window pane and then left, police said.

The complainants identified the suspect as someone they recognized who was staying nearby on Maritone Lane.

It was further reported to troopers that, before this incident, an audible disturbance was heard at the Maritone Lane address, police said.

This information led the investigating trooper to 15 Maritone Lane, where he discovered an adult male with visible injuries, outdoors, at the residential property located at 15 Maritone Lane, police said.

The injured man was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene and he was later transferred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further examination.

That's when the victim was positively identified as Feldman, police said.

During the investigation, troopers developed information indicating a second individual, who was no longer at the scene, had been present at 15 Maritone Lane earlier in the day, police said.

The second individual was identified as Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, Mass., police said.

Personal items belonging to Ravizza were located at the scene and witnesses provided a description consistent with that of Ravizza, police said.

Surrounding agencies in Connecticut as well as law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts were notified of this incident and provided with a description of a vehicle associated with Ravezza.

Shortly thereafter, Massachusetts State Police developed information indicating the vehicle was in Massachusetts.

At approximately 7:34 p.m., Massachusetts State Police advised Connecticut State Police Ravizza, who had been operating the vehicle described, had been taken into custody in Sandwich, Mass., in connection with crimes alleged in the State of Massachusetts, police said.

Based upon these developments, Connecticut troopers said they determined there was no threat to the public.

This investigation in Deep River remains active and ongoing, police said.

Ravizza remains in custody in Massachusetts and criminal charges in Connecticut are pending at this time, police said.

Massachusetts stabbings

Plymouth County, Mass., District Attorney Timothy Cruz named Ravizza as the attacker in the McDonald's incident, for which Ravizza will face multiple charges.

He was then tied to a stabbing in a movie theater in Massachusetts.

The first Massachusetts stabbing came around 6 p.m., when the assailant entered AMC Braintree 10 in the 100 block of Grandview Avenue, passed the ticket counter, entered one of the theaters without paying, and stabbed the four girls, unprovoked and without warning, police said.

He then fled the theater in a black SUV, according to police.

The girls, ages 9 to 17, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and were taken to hospitals for treatment, police said.

Around 7 p.m., the attacker approached the drive-through window of a McDonald’s at the Exit 13 rest area off Route 3 in Plymouth, Mass., and, following a payment dispute, stabbed two workers and fled south on Route 3, according to police.

Surveillance video of the restaurant showed Ravizza stabbing a male victim with a large knife through the drive-through window, then parking his car and going inside before stabbing a female victim, the district attorney's office said.

The employees, both in their 20s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were brought to hospitals, according to police.

After Ravizza fled the rest stop, state troopers tried to pull over his SUV, but it did not stop and instead crashed, according to police.

He was driving a 2018 Porsche Macan and was taken into custody around 7:15 p.m. in Sandwich, Mass., the district attorney's office said.

He was to face charges in Plymouth District Court Tuesday, including assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the district attorney's office.

As of Sunday, Ravizza was at South Shore Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, the district attorney's office said.

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