Fatal stabbing in New London
New London police officers walk up to the scene of a fatal stabbing Tuesday evening on Blackhall Street.
New London — Police are investigating two stabbings, one of them fatal, at 49 Blackhall St. on Tuesday night.
Police received a call about 7:20 p.m. for what one officer called a “serious incident” at the apartment building, according to acting police Chief Peter Reichard. Officers arrived on scene to find two men suffering from what appeared to be stab wounds on the second floor outside landing.
A post on Twitter by the city fire department said two people with stab wounds had been transported from Blackhall Street. They were taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital for treatment. One of them, a 33-year-old man whom police did not identify, was pronounced dead there at 8:46 p.m., Reichard said.
It was not immediately clear if the men lived at the Blackhall Street residence. Officers were entering the home, and four police cruisers could be seen on the street. Two bystanders, who declined to give their names but said they are residents in the area, said they had heard screaming and shouting for someone to call 911.
An inspector from the State Attorney’s Office was on scene, and police were obtaining a warrant to search the building. Reichard said police expect to be investigating the scene for the rest of the night.
No further information was immediately available.