THOMPSON, Conn. (WTNH)– A man was charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a family member to death and injuring another in Thompson overnight Wednesday.
Connecticut State Police say that at around 3 a.m., troopers responded to a disturbance at a home on Fabyan Road where they found a 61-year-old man and 55-year-old woman had both been stabbed.
The man was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead on scene.
The woman, who had made the 911 call, suffered a non-life threatening stab wound. Her current condition has not been released.
Troopers say that they then detained another man, a family member who was leaving the home.
After a preliminary investigation, that man, identified as 28-year-old Kyle Carpenter, was arrested for murder and assault.
There is no word on what led up to the stabbing at this time.
The murder remains under investigation.
