Middletown Shooting: Suspect Charged with Murder

0:00A shooting in Middletown, Connecticut, left one man dead Wednesday evening, and now a local suspect faces murder charges. Police rushed to 24 Koolie Avenue just before 6 p.m. after multiple 911 calls reported gunshots and a guy fleeing with a weapon in. Hand. Officers found a victim suffering from several gunshot wounds and rushed him to Middlesex Hospital where he later passed away. His name hasn't been released yet, but the quick response locked down the scene fast. The community can breathe a bit easier, though. No word of any ongoing danger to folks around there. Investigators zeroed in on 24-year-old Nigel Smykel for Middletown as the shooter. They tracked him to Hartford, nabbed him with help from Hartford PD, and hit him with serious charges, murder, carrying a pistol without a permit, first-degree reckless endangerment, and a legal discharge of a firearm. He's locked up on $2 million bail, set for a Raymond Thursday and Middlesex Superior Court. Police say the probe continues, piecing together every detail to make sure justice sticks.

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