PRESTON, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut state police have identified a man killed in a weekend drive-by shooting in the small town of Preston.
Authorities say 35-year-old Robert Thompson of Preston was fatally shot around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. He was a passenger in a vehicle that was fired upon by somebody who was apparently in another vehicle in the area of routes 12 and 2A.
Thompson died at a hospital. Police said the other vehicle involved left the scene.
State police say there is a person of interest in the case who has not been publicly identified.
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