Connecticut couple shot to death in argument over dog

HARTFORD, Conn. — Police said that two people were killed when an argument between neighbors over a dog escalated.

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Hartford police told WVIT that Chase Garrett and Christina Dang, who lived together in an apartment, were shot to death outside of their home. A third person was also shot and taken to the hospital, where they remain in critical condition, according to the station. That woman’s identity has not been released.

“This is a tragic series of events and it is so heartbreaking to think that two people have lost their lives and a third person remains in critical condition because of a minor dispute that escalated into violence,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said at a press conference Monday.

A neighbor, who asked not to be identified, told WTIC that a neighbor’s dog scratched Dang, prompting Garrett to shoot at a neighbor, which then led the neighbor to shoot and kill both Dang and Garrett.

Police told the Hartford Courant that the dog in question is with a neighbor, and that they had not received any reports or complaints regarding the dog.

Garrett and Dang were parents to a 6-month-old child, who is now an orphan, WFSB reported.

“It’s devastating to think about the lives lost and the lives changed, including this very young child’s life changed forever because a minor dispute about a dog turned into a tragic shooting,” Bronin said at the news conference.

Police told WFSB there was no prior history of violence between the neighbors.

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