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Waterbury police identify woman in Wednesday homicide

The incident happened in the area of Kellogg St. and Hillside Ave.

WATERBURY, Conn. — There was a heavy police presence in a Waterbury neighborhood early Wednesday morning as officers investigate a shooting homicide.

Police responded to the area of Kellogg St. and Hillside Ave. for a report of a gunshot victim and have been on the scene since around 4:30 a.m.; some areas were blocked off with police tape.

Police determined that a female victim had been shot and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She has been identified as Jacqueline Ward, 42, of Waterbury. 

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Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Waterbury police at (203) 755-1234 or contact the WPD Detective Bureau at (203) 574-6941.

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