Two people are dead in a shooting on Congress Avenue in New Haven.
Officers responded to the area of 700 Congress Avenue around 1:45 a.m. and found two people dead inside a home. A third person was shot and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.
Police Chief Karl Jacobson said police believe 41-year-old Kerwin Romero opened fire during a domestic violence incident inside the home.
Two women were shot before Romero turned the gun on himself, Jacobson said.
Romero, and 35-year-old Jennifer Adams were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The second woman, whom the chief described as Romero’s 38-year-old girlfriend, was rushed to the hospital where she is listed in critical condition.
He did not release the woman’s identity.
The girlfriend’s two children, aged 13 and 10, were inside the home at the time of the shooting, Jacobson said. The children were not physically hurt, but are receiving support services from the city and are being cared for by family members.
Police said they have had no prior domestic violence incidents in New Haven involving Romero and his girlfriend, but they said Romero was arrested for a domestic incident in West Haven in July involving a different person.
Jacobson said Romero has been arrested in New Haven in the past, including for a shooting in 2012.
