Crime & Safety

New Canaan Police Find Two Dead at Park Street Residence

Officers were responding to reports of a gunshot fired, according to a statement released by Sgt. Carol Ogrinc.

New Canaan police officers discovered one man and one woman dead inside of a Park Street residence Friday afternoon after responding to reports of a gunshot fired, according to a statement released by Sgt. Carol Ogrinc.

The officers responded at approximately 2:40 p.m., Ogrinc said, and arrived at a residence in the area of Maple Street. One of the deceased appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the statement.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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