The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect sought by cops in fatal stabbing
MIDDLETOWN — Police are investigating the apparent stabbing death of a woman Monday on Green Street, urging the public to provide help in finding the 37-year-old male suspect they call “armed and dangerous.”
There was heavy police presence in the area of Green Street and De Koven
Drive Monday afternoon, where officials had taped off both ends of the road to allow city detectives and members of the state police major crimes unit to conduct the investigation.
Police initally were called to an apartment at 25 Green St., a three-story, 14-unit dwelling, for a domestic violence call.
“Officers found a female victim deceased from an apparent stab wound(s) when they arrived,” Lt. Heather Desmond said in a press release. The suspect, William Bigaud, was seen leaving the scene, she said.
The suspect, “considered armed and dangerous,” fled the area, police said. Bigaud has ties to Meriden, New Haven and Bronx, N.Y., according to Desmond, who urged anyone who may come in contact with Bigaud to call 911 immediately.
He is described as black male, 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing 275 pounds, wearing a brown hat, navy-blueand-white, horizontalstriped shirt, khaki pants and brown dress shoes.
Bigaud’s tan 2015 Toyota Camry vehicle bears the Connecticut license plate AP18041. The car looks more gray than tan, Desmond added.
By afternoon, an officer could be seen stationed on the second-floor balcony near one of the apartments.
This was the second deadly stabbing in Middletown in two days.
Police were called Sunday to the area of Washington Street near Pearl Street just before 2 a.m., where an unidentified male reportedly had been stabbed with a knife, according to a statement from Capt. Gary Wallace.
Officers found a responsive male in need of medical assistance in the roadway. He was taken to Middlesex Hospital for treatment, the press release said.
Desmond said Sunday evening that the man had died from his injuries.
Mayor Ben Florsheim addressed the issue on Facebook Monday afternoon.
“While all the evidence points towards these being isolated incidents that don’t represent a broader danger to the public, any incident of this nature harms the whole community. Middletown made the conscious choice to remain peaceful in these last few weeks while so many other communities descended into violence,” he wrote.
“These two killings have ruptured that peace, and left us in mourning and confusion as we strive to stay focused on the work of building a more united city,” he added.
Anyone with information regarding either incident was urged to call the Middletown Police Department at 860-638-4000.