Crime & Safety
West Hartford Fatal Shooting Results in Manslaughter Arrest
The investigation is ongoing.
A Plainville woman is being charged with manslaughter after allegedly fatally shooting a Hartford man Wednesday night.
Jose Mendez, 23, of 217 Jefferson St., Hartford, was pronounced dead at an area hospital after police were dispatched to 27 Park Rd., for a motor vehicle accident.
Upon arrival at approximately 6:31 p.m., a car driven by Mendez had struck a fence on the Prospect Avenue side of the Park Road property, according to West Hartford police.
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Angela Grasso-Cunha, 27, of 15 Hemingway St., Plainville, allegedly shot Mendez prior to the car accident, police said, causing the car to crash into the fence.
Grasso-Cunha is being charged with manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm. She was released on a $50,000 bond and scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on Thursday, April 10.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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