The father of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre took his own life Monday morning at Edmond Town Hall, in Newtown, according to police.

Emergency crews responded to the building at 45 Main St. that house a theater as well as meetings rooms around 7 a.m. for the report of a suicide.

Paramedics found Jeremy Richman, 49, of Newtown, dead at that location, police said. Authorities said Richman's death appears to be a suicide. They did not disclose the method or any other details about the death.

Richman was the father of Avielle Richman, a 6-year-old who was among the 20 first-graders and six educators killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

He was the founder of the Avielle Foundation, an organization created to prevent violence through brain health research and fostering community, according to its Facebook page.

Richman had an office at Edmond Town Hall, according to police.

"This is a heartbreaking event for the Richman Family and the Newtown community as a whole, the police department's prayers are with the Richman family right now, and we ask that the family be given privacy in this most difficult time," Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said in a statement.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal called Richman's death "devastating."

"Jeremy Richman's passing is simply devastating. I was proud to call Jeremy a good friend, a dedicated father, an esteemed researcher & an outstanding human being. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him," Blumenthal said in a Tweet. 

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said in a Tweet that Richman's death was "awful, horrible devastating news."

"My god. This is awful, horrible, devastating news. Jeremy was a good friend and an unceasing advocate for better research into the brain’s violence triggers. He was with me in my office two weeks ago, excited as could be about the Avielle Foundation’s latest amazing work," Murphy said in a Tweet.

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes released a statement, saying she recently met with Richman and his death is heartbreaking.

"The news of Jeremy Richman’s death is heartbreaking. I recently met with Jeremy to learn about the Avielle Foundation, and was struck by how optimistic he was about the progress the foundation was making in understanding brain health. He spoke about how the foundation’s investments have led to broader study of brain chemistry and violence," Hayes said.

Richman’s death comes after a second survivor of the Parkland school shooting died of what police called an apparent suicide on Sunday.

“Today’s news, along with the two recent suicides of Parkland students, further illuminates the fact that we must do more as a society to help victims of gun violence and their families grieve. These tragedies show that the trauma of gun violence extends far beyond the initial tragedy," Hayes said in a statement. “We have failed in this area and must do more to help survivors and their support networks when tragic events occur. I am so thankful for Jeremy’s work and grieve today with his family and the rest of the Newtown community.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that suicide is a serious and preventable problem and causes vary. The CDC has resources for prevention strategies here.

If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting 'Home' to 741741.

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart is recommending that Acting Police Chief Christopher Chute become police chief and she said the Common Council will vote on the appointment this week. 

Chute has been serving as New Britain’s acting police chief since former Chief James Wardwell retired in January and Common Council will vote on the appointment during the meeting on Wednesday, March 27, according to the mayor. 

The mayor’s office says Chute joined the New Britain Police Department as a police officer on Dec. 13, 1996 and rose through the ranks of detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and deputy chief.  

“He is a man of integrity and will be a great asset to the community,” Mayor Stewart said in a statement. “Chute is a product of the New Britain school system and moved up through the ranks of our department, having started as a patrol officer in the North Oak neighborhood. He has proven to be a capable leader and a great mentor. I know he will continue to be accessible to the public and help implement best practices to keep our community safe.” 

Wardwell retired on Jan. 25 after serving the City of New Britain for 25 years, including six as chief. 

Sam Adams is releasing a new brew that honors a Supreme trailblazer.

The Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired beer will be available in the brewery's Tap Room in Boston on March 29.

Named "When There Are Nine," the Belgian Bruit IPA was brewed on International Women's Day and was inspired by the Supreme Court Justice's famous response to being asked when there will be enough women on the court.

Tickets are available online to try the IPA. The $20 ticket includes a pint of When There Are Nine, four dumplings from Mei Mei and a donation to the Pink Boots Society.

Five dollars will be donated from every ticket purchased and $1 will be donated from every RBG-inspired drink purchase to the Pink Boots Society. The society encourages women in the beer industry to advance their careers with education.

The specialty drink will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday.

An East Windsor man is accused of robbing the Family Dollar store at the Dexter Plaza in Windsor Locks.

Police arrested 31-year-old Colin Theobald Monday after a robbery at the Family Dollar store. Witnesses told police the suspect grabbed cash from the register then fled in an SUV.

Police said Theobald matched the description of the suspect and was already suspect in previous robberies at the same store. According to police, when officers approached Theobald in the area of his home he ran off on food. Officers found him in the woods and he was arrested, police said.

Theobald was charged with third-degree robbery, interfering with police and six-degree larceny. He was held on a $50,000 bond and later released on a written promise to appear. He is due in court on April 5.

Police said the investigations into the other robberies are ongoing.

Automatic voter registration is one of a handful of election reforms Connecticut lawmakers are considering.

New legislation means even more people could be added to the voter rolls by automatically pre-registering minors to vote when they receive a learner’s permit.

Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles is vital for registering people to vote, and was an integral part of the surge in voter turnout last year.

More than 80,000 registered during transactions around the state. Now advocates want to expand that, making it automatic for people to register to vote when they turn 16. Using information they already provided to various state agencies, they’d be signed up to vote simultaneously when signing up for a driver’s license, or even healthcare through Medicaid.

Eighteen would remain the age for actually casting a ballot.

“I think this is a great way for us to rethink how we do that and it’s not a mandatory thing, any more than election day registration is and we can definitely make it more accessible and affordable,” said Cheri Quickmire of Common Cause CT.

Connecticut currently has Election Day registration. It’s been successful, but it also led to historic, lengthy and inconvenient lines in New Haven. Hundreds had to wait in line to sign up and then vote.

Supporters say automatic registration would change that.

“All too often people show up to the polls on election day, they think that they’re registered and it turns out that they’re not. This just simply makes it easier to vote. Something that states are already doing all across the country,” Sen. Matt Lesser (D- Middletown) said.

Right now 16 states have some level of automatic registration and most are dependent on motor vehicle agencies.

Opponents have not yet lined up, but some Republicans have expressed concerns.

They argue that voting is a right, but willpower should also be part of the process.

"A part of me says we need to have some personal responsibility, too and I think that’s there’s a little initiative required, that you should go and register to vote yourself, get yourself informed about the issues before you go out and vote,” said Sen. Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott).

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill supports automatic voter registration, and so too does Gov. Ned Lamont.

Merrill is also pushing for early voting this year. Connecticut is one of only about a dozen states that doesn’t allow for some kind of early voting without an excuse.

Disney World is called “the most magical place on Earth” and a North Stonington dad is calling what happened on his vacation to Disney magical.

“It’s because of Lyla. Lyla made this happen. It was all her,” said Justin Gigliello about his young daughter.

Gigliello wrapped up lunch at the Grand Floridian with his family when 6-year-old Lyla passed a pianist and started dancing with her dad.

“He finished his song and she said, ‘My daddy plays piano.’ I said, ‘I sing more,’” Gigliello explained.

At the request of Lyla, and the accompaniment of the Grand Floridian pianist, Gigliello started singing Ave Maria. His voice resonated throughout the lobby.

“I really like him singing that song,” Lyla smiled.

It was an out-of-body experience for Gigliello who grew up going to Disney.

“We used to stay at the Polynesian right next door and we used to go over for the music,” Gigliello said. “Now I’m here with my daughter and I’m singing.”

“He sang it out loud and almost everyone took a video of him,” Lyla said proudly.

“People started stopping and at the end just hearing the applause and I just couldn’t believe it,” Gigliello added.

Next to him was his biggest fan. Wife Lauren was behind the camera phone.

She said the singing duo is often inseparable.

“As soon as I wake up, if I don’t hear him, I’ll hear her,” Lauren Gigliello said, adding Lyla requests her dad sing her a song before she goes to sleep every night.

Gigliello and his Lauren run an underwriting business, he’s a volunteer firefighter for North Stonington, and he also teaches voice and piano lessons locally.

So what happened after his impromptu performance at the Grand Floridian, Gigliello never expected, either.

The video he posted on his Facebook page for some of his former Boston Conservatory professors and friends to see has hundreds of thousands of views. That doesn’t count the thousands of shares onto other pages and groups, and more than 40 thousand views on Twitter.

“It’s beyond what I ever could have dreamed,” Gigliello said.

Now Lyla is dreaming of following his footsteps.

“It was just so cool,” she exclaimed.

A jury trial is now underway in a high profile patient abuse case a story broken two years ago by NBC Connecticut Investigates.

Former forensic nurse Mark Cusson is facing 16 criminal charges, accused of abusing Whiting Forensic patient Bill Shehadi, with the alleged acts all caught on surveillance video.

Dr. Michael Norko, a top administrator with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, described video evidence of the alleged abuse of Whiting patient Bill Shehadi, by now former forensic nurse Mark Cusson.

“I saw him pour water on his head, take a mop that he had just used to mop the floor and then mop his head with it”, Norko said.

Surveillance of Shehadi was set up around 2000, to substitute, at times, for having two staffers in his room with him.

“Watching him constantly all the time was intrusive, and may have been causing him more problems,” Norko explained.

Cusson is among 10 former Whiting Forensic Division employees arrested in connection with the abuse.

Shehadi is a patient in his 50s, committed to Whiting decades ago for the murder of his father. He is described as possibly the most difficult patients at Whiting.

Norko said “He sometimes yells and screams at people, he sometimes uses racial slurs, when he does that, and at other times he can hit, kick, bite, other people.”

The defense tried to show the jury that Shehadi is a patient not easily handled by the standard restraint and de-escalation techniques, and that Cusson often did not get a great deal of support from management in dealing with patients like Shehadi.

Patient advocates tell us Shehadi’s issues are still no excuse for the treatment he received.

The San Antonio City Council voted recently to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport, citing what it called the company's "legacy of anti-LGBT behavior," NBC News reports. 

The vote came a day after Think Progress reported that newly released tax documents show the fast-food chain donated $1.8 million in 2017 to groups that discriminate against the LGBTQ community.

A spokeswoman for Chick-fil-A told NBC News on Monday that it wished it had gotten the opportunity to "clarify misperceptions" about the fast food chain prior to the vote. In regard to the Think Progress report, the company told NBC News that it has been transparent on its website about its youth and education-focused giving.

"To suggest our giving was done to support a political or non-inclusive agenda is inaccurate and misleading," the spokeswoman said.

A gun safe sold at Dick's Sporting Goods stores nationwide in November and December is being recalled due to an issue with the safe's locking mechanism, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says.

The recall is for the Stack-On Sentinel model safe made by Alpha Guardian, according to the CPSC.

Alpha Guardian has received one report of the safe opening without the use of a key or combination, which would mean someone could access the guns stored inside without authorization, the CPSC said.

The CPSC said consumers should immediately stop using the safe and contact Alpha Guardian for information on receiving a replacement safe or a full refund.

Click here for information on the recall.

A 45-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a car in Orange Monday.

Police said the crash happened on Derby Avenue near Sodom Lane around 3:15 p.m. According to police, a woman driving west on Derby Avenue drifted off the right side of the road and hit the victim, who was standing behind his parked tractor-trailer flatbed. The vehicle continued moving, hit the trailer and hit another car also traveling on Derby Avenue.

The truck was parked off the right shoulder of the road to deliver a large piece of construction equipment, according to police.

The 45-year-old victim was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he died of his injuries. He has not been publicly identified.

The 79-year-old driver was also taken to the hospital. The driver of the third vehicle was not hurt.

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information or who witnessed the crash should contact Lt. Raymond LaPlante of the Orange Accident Reconstruction Unit at 203-891-2130.

Stepping into a nail salon, most customers may not realize that Connecticut stands out from other states.

"As it stands today, anyone in Connecticut can work as a nail technician, eyelash technician, or esthetician, or open a business, no training needed, no oversight except occasional health inspections by the local departments of public health. We're the only state in the country that doesn't license these professions," said Rep Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford).

A proposed bill would change that, requiring anyone in those professions to have a license from the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The license would be renewed biannually and the application fee would cost $100. The bill also says the applicant would need to have "evidence that the applicant has a high school diploma or the equivalent."

An esthetician would need to complete no less than 600 hours of practical training and experience under the personal supervision and instruction of an esthetician and complete an exam or have practiced esthetics continuously in the state for no less than two years prior to January 1, 2020. A nail technician would need to complete 300 hours. An eyelash technician would need to complete at least 200 hours.

The legislation faced quite a bit of scrutiny at Monday's public hearing. Some say the industry is regulated enough.

"The health department is already in charge of regulating these businesses for the purposes of public health. The format for inspection already addresses salons and spas for proper sanitation and guidelines that are already in existence," said Tara Swagger, owner of Taraesthetics. "Many industry professionals have voiced serious concerns when learning about the proposed language and how this will affect their businesses in terms of financial costs."

Even those who applauded the intent had at least some concerns with the language.

DPH says the bill's start date is too soon for proper implementation, is unfunded, and may not give qualified individuals time to obtain a license without interruption in service.

The Connecticut Society of Plastic Surgeons said language in the bill would allow estheticians to perform "cosmetic medical procedures" which includes cosmetic surgery. The organization is asking the bill be amended to fix that.

Kellie Steeves owns Oxford Academy of Hair Design and Diana Leonardi owns Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology. They support licensing but say the bill should require nail and eyelash technicians and estheticians to be taught at a school and not a salon.

"Anybody can watch a YouTube video and put nail polish on. Anybody can watch a YouTube video and do a facial manipulation. It's actually knowing what you're doing and why you're doing it," said Leonardi.

"You need to know the anatomy. You need to know physiology. You need to know chemistry. You need to know what manipulation moves can cause some type of adverse reaction," said Steeves.

The name of the bill, 'An Act Concerning Human Trafficking and State Contracts and the Licensing of Estheticians, Nail Technicians and Eyelash Technicians,' also drew some criticism.

Gilchrest says she believes they will see a reduction in human trafficking with the passing of the bill.

"As chair of Connecticut's Trafficking in Persons Council from 2015 through this past December, we heard time and again from the Department of Labor that while not all nail salons have human trafficking, there is labor trafficking taking place at some nail salons in the State of Connecticut," said Gilchrest.

DPH said that it "is skeptical that the proposed occupational licensing will have an impact on the problem of human trafficking in nail salons."

To see the language of the proposed bill, click here.

To read some of the public hearing testimony, click here.

On Monday Republican lawmakers took the fight against tolls on the road and tried to rally people to help stop the controversial plan.

Right now several toll bills are moving forward in the legislature. 

“It’s going to hurt all of us. The little economies. The little businesses,” Lisa Graca said.

Graca owns a salon in Watertown and she worries some customers won’t want to pay a fee to drive to her shop.

“When you have a client for 20 or 30 years, all of a sudden you’re going to lose that. You’re going to lose that revenue,” Graca said.

Graca was among the crowd who heard from state Republican lawmakers during an informational forum at Bristol Central High School on Monday.

With three toll bills moving ahead at the Capitol, State Sen. Henri Martin (R-Bristol) and others realized they needed help to put the brakes on the plans.

“We said, you know, let’s take it out to the people. This needs to be a grassroots effort in order to persuade and change the minds of those that may be on the fence,” Martin said.

Legislators explained why they thought the tolls were a bad idea and encouraged a mostly sympathetic crowd to make their voices heard; including by contacting political leaders who are pro-tolls.

There appeared to be a few dozen in the crowd who support tolls and wouldn’t mind the added cost.

“Yes, I have no trouble with that,” Paul Morgan of Bristol said.

Those in favor of tolls say they could help pave the way for improved infrastructure and better quality of life.

For union members it’s also about jobs.

“There has to be something done. We have to have a plan for the future. We have a lot of long-term, big projects that have to be built and without a long-term plan or revenue stream, we’re not going to do it,” Nate Brown of the International Union of Operating Engineers, said.

There are three more of these forums planned for April in Danbury, Old Lyme and Enfield.

Massachusetts State Police and a SWAT team responded to an active shooter report at a Natick hotel early Tuesday.

At 2:40 a.m., officials responded to the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 1360 Worcester Road, state police said. The building was evacuated and a preliminary investigation determined at least one shot was fired at the hotel.

At the scene, officers encountered a victim who said he was followed into the hotel by a person unknown to him when a shot was fired, according to Natick Police Department Chief James Hicks. 

Hicks said the gunman opened fire at the victim, but the victim was not shot and was uninjured. The victim fled the area and the suspects left in an unknown direction.

The victim told authorities he did not recognize the gunman. It is unclear if the victim was the intended target or if it was a random attack.

The gunman was initially believed to be inside the building after the shooting, according to state police. Out of an abundance of caution, the hotel was evacuated.

About 75 guests and employees were sheltered at the Natick Mall cafeteria while other patrons stayed in their car.

Hicks said officials do not believe the suspects are in the hotel at this time. Authorities believe they fled the scene in an unknown car. There is no concern that the public's wellbeing is in danger, authorities said.

Officials are working to determine how many people were involved in the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.

A dorm building at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven was evacuated early Tuesday morning after a fire started in one of the apartments.

Firefighters said there was a minor trash fire in a second floor apartment around 2:30 a.m. and the sprinkler system helped put it out.

When crews arrived, they said there was smoke showing, but no flames.

The building was evacuated and students were sent to a nearby dorm, according to fire officials. Two students were treated on scene for smoke inhalation, but refused to go to the hospital.

There is minor smoke and water damage to the second floor of the building. Firefighters covered belongings on the first floor with a tarp to help prevent damage, fire officials said.

The fire marshal is on scene investigating.

It is unclear when students will be able to return back into the building.

The country's intelligence chief was on the verge of resigning at the end of last year over his frustrations with President Donald Trump but was talked out of it by his closest ally in the administration, Vice President Mike Pence, current and former senior administration officials told NBC News.

Among the many tensions the officials said have marred the relationship between the president and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was Trump pushing Coats to find evidence that former President Barack Obama wiretapped him.

But the tipping point for Coats came in December with Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria, and the contentious departure of former Defense Secretary James Mattis after protesting the policy, according to the current and former officials. The vice president, who has repeatedly played the role of envoy between Trump and Coats, convinced his longtime Indiana friend to stay until at least this summer, the officials said.

In a statement to NBC News, Coats said, "I am focused on doing my job, and it is frustrating to repeatedly be asked to respond to anonymous sources and unsubstantiated, often false rumors that undercut the critical work of the Intelligence Community and its relationship with the President."

Plainfield police said they are looking for a man carrying a machete and wearing camouflage and a mask. He was last seen in the area of Community Avenue, according to police. 

They said someone called authorities and the man might have been involved in a domestic dispute. 

No injuries are reported. 

The man was described as 5-feet-9 tall and around 190 pounds.

The first all-female spacewalk, which NASA had scheduled for Friday, has been called off "due in part to spacesuit availability on the station," the agency said Monday.

That issue involves the upper part of the spacesuit, called the hard upper torso, which connects to the helmet and arms. There was only one hard upper torso in a medium size that could be ready by Friday, NASA said in a news release, and astronaut Anne McClain found on a spacewalk last week that it fit her best.

Apparently, that meant McClain and fellow American Christina Koch couldn't participate in the spacewalk together. NASA didn't say in the news release what other factors might have contributed to the schedule change, or when the first all-female spacewalk would be rescheduled for.

A NASA spokeswoman told The New York Times that there is a second medium-sized suit on board the International Space Station but that officials decided it wasn't worth the crew's time or added risk to get it ready: "When you have the option of just switching the people, the mission becomes more important than a cool milestone."

Last week, NASA's spacewalk flight director, Mary Lawrence, previewed the series of spacewalks the astronauts are embarking on. She said that, while the astronauts are fitted for their suits on Earth, they are checked again in space.

"Of course, your body changes slightly in space due to fluid shifts or spine elongation, so we do refit suits to the crew members and make sure that they have the optimal fit," Lawrence said.

Asked about what being part of the first all-female spacewalk would mean to her, Lawrence noted that the spacewalk assignments might change, but added, "If they [the astronauts] can inspire that next generation of space explorers, they are certainly worthy of that inspiration and I am just proud to be a part of it."

Both McClain and Koch are still slated to take part in upcoming spacewalks: Koch on Friday, to continue installing batteries for a solar array, and McClain tentatively on April 8.

Two giant pandas who have been a favorite of San Diegans for decades and a star attraction for visitors will no longer be a part of the San Diego Zoo, officials announced Monday. 

Bai-Yun, 27, and her son, Xiao Liwu, 6, will leave at the end of April for China. They are the last two giant pandas to live at the San Diego Zoo, one of only a few zoos where giant pandas can be found in the United States. Zoos in Washington, D.C, Atlanta and Memphis also have the animals.

The news, while shocking to many who love to visit and follow the lives of the giant pandas, was not unexpected as a long-term conservation agreement was ending, according to the San Diego Zoo officials. 

“Although we are sad to see these pandas go, we have great hopes for the future,” Shawn Dixon, chief operating officer for San Diego Zoo Global said in a written release.

The zoo’s giant panda conservation program began more than two decades ago when the species was threatened with extinction.

"This is a Chinese program and we feel fortunate that we were the first foreign zoo to be invited to participate with a new conservation, a new model of conservation," said Carmi Penny, director of Collections Husbandry Science at the San Diego Zoo. "The threat to the giant panda is less than it was when we started this program."

The zoo's work with Bai Yun and her cubs have helped to boost the wild population of pandas in China to more than 2,000, according to the zoo.

In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species changed pandas from endangered to vulnerable.

Now, researchers will work to redefine what panda conservation and research will mean in the future. Zoo officials plan to maintain their exhibit and keep it in place in case they are able to negotiate a new agreement that could ultimately bring pandas back to the zoo. 

Bai Yun's longtime mate Gao Gao was returned to the Chinese Center for Research and Conservation for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in October. 

The father of five cubs born at the San Diego Zoo, Gao Gao had been living at the zoo for 15 years as part of the long-term loan agreement with the People’s Republic of China.

Guests to the San Diego Zoo will be able to say goodbye to Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu up until April 27.

Don Heffern, a visitor Monday from Costa Mesa in Orange County, said his reaction to learning that the two giant pandas would be leaving in a month was "sadness." 

"Obviously, it's the highlight of the zoo. It's something that you don't find everywhere. There's so few zoos in North America that have pandas so I was completely shocked to hear it today," he said. "Hopefully, they're able to work out something to do it again. Of anything in the zoo this is the one thing that has a line -- that's a big attraction."

A Hartford man who authorities said stole the identities of high-profile celebrities, including rapper 50 Cent and New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, and used the victims’ credit cards to buy Tiffany & Co. diamonds, Honda Vespa scooters and three used Cadillacs, has been sentenced to more time in prison for violating conditions of his supervised release, according to federal authorities.

Authorities said Jonathan Preston, 27, and another person defrauded seven high-profile victims across the country, including singers and athletes from Farmington, Conn., Miami and Beverly Hills, and made more than $500,000 in unauthorized purchases and cash withdrawals, according to investigators.

Court documents showed a singer in the Farmington case was taken for more than $462,000. The suspects allegedly used his American Express number, bought three Cadillacs and hired a limousine to drive one defendant and a child from Hartford to Ohio.

Investigators did not release the names of the victims.

Preston was sentenced on May 27, 2014 to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release. He was released from federal prison in August 2017.

On February 22, 2019, Hartford police arrested Preston on fraud, larceny and identity theft charges, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The investigation revealed that Preston fraudulently obtained an American Express card for an account belonging to a prominent entertainer’s business, and then used the card to make multiple charges and attempted charges, causing a loss of $13,296.93, according to Durham’s office.

Federal authorities said the state charges against Preston are pending. 

A judge ordered Preston remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to begin serving his sentence.

He will be on supervised release for 32 months when he is released from prison.

Federal authorities said the state charges against Preston are pending.

A firefighter was burned while fighting a fire at a New Haven apartment complex on Tuesday morning.

Crews were called to an apartment complex on Goffe Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. after getting multiple reports of a fire.

Police officers helped evacuate a total of five people who were inside of the apartment that was on fire, fire officials said.

The two adults and three children were already out of the apartment before firefighters arrived, according to fire officials.

Once firefighters arrived, they used the fire hydrant and extinguished the flames.

One woman was checked out for smoke inhalation inside of an ambulance, but firefighters said she did not go to the hospital.

According to fire officials, a firefighter got a burn on his arm comparable to a bad sunburn and was taken to the hospital to be checked out.

“It could have been a steam burn. We did have an activation over at Southern Connecticut as you guys know. We had some sprinkler activation so, of course, water got on his gear. Because of the cold, it could have been some steam that quite possibly hit when the fire itself,” said New Haven Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Ortiz.

The flames were contained to one apartment since there was a firewall between the apartments on either side, fire officials said.

The Red Cross is at the scene.

The fire marshal is working to determine the cause and origin of the fire.