Shelton plans tribute to McGrath at lax game vs. Fairfield Prep

SHELTON — The Shelton High boys lacrosse team will be paying tribute to 17-year-old Fairfield Prep student James McGrath during the planned game between Shelton and Prep on Wednesday.

McGrath, a Shelton resident, was stabbed to death and three other people were injured late Saturday during an altercation at a Shelton home. No arrests have been made in the case to date.

The lacrosse team is purchasing and wearing its own baby blue shirts with the No. 7 — McGrath’s favorite color and his number on the Prep lacrosse team — in recognition of the teenager.

A walk-through visitation for McGrath will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road.

A Mass of Christian Burial

will be held at St. Theresa Church, 5301 Main. St. in Trumbull, at 11 a.m. Friday. His internment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, McGrath’s family is asking for memorial donations to be made to Fairfield College Preparatory School in his memory.

Hearst Connecticut Media file photo Fairfield Prep's James McGrath is shown during the CIAC Class L boys lacrosse quarterfinals in Darien on June 5, 2021.