HARTFORD, CT — A New Britain woman was killed and another woman injured in a shooting on Magnolia Street on Jan. 15.
Hartford Police officers responded to the area of 149 Magnolia Street following a ShotSpotter notification.
Upon arrival, officers located a parked vehicle with an unresponsive female in the driver’s seat suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim, Diana Tirado, 45, of New Britain, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Officers also located a second female on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound.
That victim, a female in her thirties, was transported to an area hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.
During the course of the investigation, police developed a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant charging Chad Petitpas, 45, of Uncasville, with murder, assault in the first degree, risk of injury, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, and reckless endangerment in the first degree.
Through investigative means, police determined Petitpas was staying in a hotel room in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Members of the Hartford Police Major Crimes Division, Massachusetts State Police, and the Holyoke Police Department responded to the hotel.
The hotel was evacuated, with the exception of the suspect’s room.
Massachusetts State Police established contact with Petitpas in an attempt to negotiate his surrender.
Petitpas barricaded himself inside the room and refused to exit.
After a several-hour standoff, police learned that Petitpas died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
