BOLTON, Conn. — The Connecticut State Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened at an apartment building in Bolton Tuesday night.
At around 7:50 p.m. Troop K was advised of a possible disturbance in an apartment building near Boston Turnpike.
State police said that Travis Terry, 39, of Bolton, was found with life-threatening injuries, and was taken by ambulance to Manchester Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The apartment on the 800 block of Boston Turnpike, right along Bolton Lake, has had its share of issues through the years but what happened here is believed to be the first homicide in Bolton in over 50 years.
"And it was just a tragic situation that has disrupted the peace and quiet of a small town," said First Selectman Pam Sawyer (R-Bolton).
Terry was with another tenant of the building earlier in the day Tuesday.
"And a few hours later he's dead, you know," said Bill Myers, a third-floor neighbor of Terry. "This is a shock. I didn't sleep after the police left."
Residents said it was another tenant of the 26-unit, three-story apartment building who killed Terry.
"I came out this morning and they had these little triangle yellow triangle things I guess that's for blood splatter or whatever," said Joe Baudin, a next-door neighbor of the victim. "So I don't know where it happened."
Baudin said that in the morning he hung out with the two men involved in the stabbing and didn't notice any friction between them.
Longtime Bolton business owners are among those distressed, including Soula Koutouzis, the owner of Georgina's Italian Restaurant.
"The tenants come here and they're customers of ours. They're wonderful people," she said.
Meanwhile, the owner of century-old W.H. Preuss Sons, Inc., a lawn and garden equipment business, was Bolton's fire chief for over three decades.
"We get our auto accidents because we have the major highways going through town but for something like this, it's a rarity," said Jim Preuss.
Residents said they moved to Bolton for the serenity.
"But you can't escape it anywhere these days," said Jim Cerrigione, a resident of Bolton Lake for nearly 40 years."
Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad are actively investigating what has been deemed a suspicious death.
On Wednesday morning, Bolton town officials posted on Facebook, that the stabbing "is now being investigated as a suspicious death."
State Police said that based on their initial investigation, this is an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
State police have not made an arrest and ask those who know something to reach out.
Tony Terzi is a reporter at FOX61 News. He can be reached at tterzi@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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