New Britain Police Investigate Shooting Deaths of Husband and Wife

New Britain Police Respond to Roxbury Road Emergency

New Britain police are investigating the shooting deaths of a husband and wife following an incident that spanned multiple Connecticut communities on Tuesday. The Hartford Courant reported that New Britain Police Department officers responded to a residence on Roxbury Road around 8:20 a.m. following a report of a possible suicide, according to city officials.

Medical Examiner Rules Woman’s Death a Homicide

Inside a bedroom at the home, officers located an unresponsive woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene and subsequently identified as 41-year-old Amanda Dark of New Britain. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled her death a homicide.

Detective Division Links Husband to Incident

Members of the New Britain Police Department’s Detective Division were assigned to the case. Investigators quickly developed information indicating that the shooting also involved Amanda Dark’s husband, 44-year-old John Dark, according to city officials.

Deaths of wife, husband under investigation in New Britain, police say

Vehicle Discovered at Silver Lake Boat Launch

Police received information that John Dark’s vehicle was located at the Silver Lake boat launch in Berlin. Responding officers checked the vehicle and located him inside, suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Active Investigation and Appeal for Information

City officials confirmed that no other individuals were injured in connection with the incident. The investigation remains active and ongoing as detectives work to piece together the sequence of events.