The Beacon Falls Fire Marshal's Office is asking anyone with residential surveillance video near Rimmon Hill Road to contact them after a fire at a former meat-packing facility on Thursday.

Fire officials are looking for any residents who have security cameras facing the street near Rimmon Hill. They said the area includes Rimmon Hill Road, Back Rimmon Road, Pines Bridge Road, West Road and surrounding side streets.

Anyone who has cameras or who may have seen suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact Deputy Fire Marshal Cal Brennan at (203) 598-8827. Tips will remain confidential.

The fire marshal's office continues to investigate the massive fire at the former meat-packing facility on Rimmon Hill Road.

Firefighters from six towns were called in around 2:30 a.m. to fight the fire. They fought the flames for about six hours. Fire officials said there was a lack of fire hydrants in the area so seven tankers carrying more than 200,000 gallons of water were brought in.

According to fire officials, the building was a meat-packing facility from 1949 until 1983 and more recently was being used as a storage warehouse for a family greenhouse business.

The building was destroyed by the fire and was demolished to extinguish all of the flames, firefighters added.

A total of five great white sharks were spotted off Cape Cod beaches on Saturday.

The most recent sighting was at Head of the Meadow Beach. A temporary swim ban is in effect, but beach activities are allowed.

A shark was seen off Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Another was sighted at Race Point Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Two were spotted off Nauset Public and South Beaches in the morning. One of the sharks was seen eating a seal off-shore.

Five people are dead and at least 21 injured in West Texas after a shooter started to fire indiscriminately Saturday afternoon following a traffic stop, Midland police say.

Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said he believed the shooter was counted among the five people killed.

Additionally, three of the people injured are law enforcement officers, one each from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Midland Police Department and the Odessa Police Department, Gerke said.

The incident started with a traffic stop along Interstate Highway 20 in Odessa about 3:17 p.m. Saturday, Gerke said.

He said the gunman, identified only as a white man in his 30s, shot the state trooper who pulled him over and drove away in a gold Honda.

As the shooter continued to drive, Gerke said, the gunman shot at multiple people, before he ditched the Honda and hijacked a U.S. Postal Service vehicle, from which he continued to fire.

Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter near an entertainment venue and movie theater, where the man was killed, Gerke said.

While Gerke said police have received calls about a second shooter, they have not confirmed any more active scenes.

One local hospital where 13 victims were being treated, Medical Center Health System in Odessa, remained under lockdown Saturday evening, CEO Russell Tippin said.

Of the 13 victims, Tippin said one died at the hospital, seven were in critical condition, two were in serious condition and two were treated and released.

The 13th victim was under two years old and was transferred to a pediatric facility, Tippin said.

"You need to grasp on to your loved ones and hold on to them," Tippin said. "And you need to pray for this town and all the towns and the families and the victims involved."

Tippin said for the moment, the hospital has enough blood and supplies to serve the situation.

Tiffany Parada said she was in the car with her husband and four young children when the shooter fired on them. She described him as white with dirty blond hair and said his gun was long.

Parada recounted a chaotic scene as her husband sped away from danger at around 110 miles per hour, all the while trying to warn others about the gunman. Despite being shot at, her family was unharmed, though they did help a man who was injured.

"I just feel like God was with us," Parada said on MSNBC Saturday.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the situation, NBC News reports.

A 3-year-old child is in critical condition after he and his mother were hit by a car in Meriden on Friday while waiting for another child to be dropped off by the bus.

Officers were called to Summer Street and Wood Street shortly before 4 p.m. after getting a report of two pedestrians who were hit by car.

When they arrived, police said they found a car had hit both a 21-year-old mother and her 3-year-old son.

According to police, the mother was found on the ground next to the driver's door. She was taken to Hartford Hospital and is listed in stable condition. Her 3-year-old son was found partially under the passenger side of the vehicle from his waist down. He was transported to Connecticut Children's and is listed in critical condition.

The mother and her son were waiting at the school bus stop for another child who was getting out of school, authorities added.

Police said the car that hit the mother and her son was passing a van when the crash happened.

"At that point, the van began to take a left turn onto the street here and the person behind them decided they were taking a left turn. Instead of hitting the brake, they hit the accelerator because it looks like we have a little speed here," said Lt. Thomas Cossette, the commander of the Accident Reconstruction Unit.

Officers have identified the driver as 25-year-old Jeidy Polanco, of Meriden, and said she is cooperating. According to police, charges are expected.

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Meriden Police Department at (203) 630-6215.

A 911 dispatcher in Arkansas scolded a woman stranded in floodwaters shortly before the woman drowned. The incident has led police in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to apologize and review their policies for emergency responses during storms, NBC News reports.

Debra Stevens, 47, was delivering newspapers at about 4:38 a.m. on Aug. 24 when her car was swept away by floodwaters and got stuck in a copse of trees off the roadway amid rising waters, Fort Smith police said. Her call to 911 was answered by then-dispatcher Donna Reneau, who was working her last shift as a 911 operator after she had presented her resignation earlier this month, NBC affiliate KARK reported.

During the call, Stevens told Reneau she was unable to get out of her car because she did not know how to swim. As waters continued to rise up past Stevens’ chest and cover her vehicle, she panicked and repeatedly said, "I'm going to die."

Reneau told her, “You’re not going to die" and "I don’t know why you’re freaking out.” At one point the dispatcher said to Stevens, "This will teach you next time don’t drive in the water...I don't see how you didn't see it, you had to go right over it, so?"

By the time first responders reached Stevens and removed her from her car, at about 6 a.m. — about an hour and a half after she called 911 — she had drowned.

To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we'll revisit five stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates.

Mosquito Management

With the discovery of more mosquitoes with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the state and a town decided to spray to try and reduce the number of mosquitoes. The state sprayed in Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown and Stonington sprayed this week with the hopes of reducing the risk of humans contracting the rare, but potentially deadly disease. See more on the spraying here.

Frightening Fall

A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling off a cliff at Cotton Hollow Preserve in Glastonbury Monday, according to police. The boy was with friends and a parent when it happened. He was taken to Hartford Hospital by Life Star helicopter. For more on his condition, click here.

Venting Their Anger

Nearly two dozen women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger Tuesday, lashing out at him as a coward and a manipulator, after a judge gave them the day in court they were denied when the financier killed himself this month in his Manhattan prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. See what they had to say here.

Tailgating Turmoil

The University of Connecticut is tightening up its tailgating rules and warning students that bad behavior at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field could mean the end of the student lot. UConn played its first home game Thursday and some students said they would stay away because of the rule changes. For details on those changes, click here.

'P' Plate Relief

A New Hampshire woman who was told to turn in her "PB4WEGO" vanity license plate has been given a reprieve. The state DMV told her the plate, which she had on her car for 15 years, violated its rules and she was told it was being recalled. After she appealed, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu stepped in and contacted the DMV. See more on the story here.

On International Overdose Awareness Day, the Memorial Poster Project Exhibition was set up outside the State Capitol in Hartford.

It included pictures of nearly 350 people who have been lost to addiction, including John Lally’s son, Tim.

He says Tim died from a heroin overdose more than three years ago.

“We tried to make something positive come from his struggle,” said Lally.

He started a group in Ellington in memory of his son called “Today I Matter” or TIM.

They speak to organizations about addiction and even teach people how to use Narcan.

The most moving part of the exhibit might be the pictures which travel around New England.

“Christmas morning we got the phone call that he was dead,” said Cassandra Sommers.

Sommers traveled from Washington State to see her son Bradley’s picture.

The Eagle Scout passed away after taking an opioid.

“It’s everywhere. It’s every walk of life. It’s the young kids. It’s the old kids. It’s the parents. It’s the grandparents. It doesn’t discriminate,” said Sommers.

Part of the display includes more than 1,000 flags. Each represents a life lost to an overdose in the state last year.

While the number of posters sadly keeps growing, the hope is that this project helps reduce the shame and stigma associated with addiction.

“The number one thing I want them to take away is there are people out there who will not judge. We all come together to commune together to talk to each other and support each other. That don’t suffer in silence,” said Lally.

Their goal is this also helps leads to better treatment options and to turn the tide on a crisis.

Police are investigating after a man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Hartford on Saturday night.

Officers said it happened around 8:30 p.m. at East Elliott Street and Locust Street.

The man has not been identified.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

A New Haven woman has serious injuries after a crash on Interstate 95 in East Lyme early Sunday morning.

Troopers said a vehicle being driven by 29-year-old Angel Acosta, of Hamden, was attempting to pass a tractor-trailer on the right at exit 74 around 1:30 a.m. at a high rate of speed.

According to Acosta, he was about to pass the tractor-trailer on the right, but then the tractor-trailer started to make a lane change from the left lane into the right lane.

Police said Acosta swerved back to the left and hit the back of the tractor-trailer and then the center median concrete barrier.

Acosta was able to get himself out of the vehicle, however, his front passenger, later identified as 29-year-old Bianca Lopez, of New Haven, was trapped in the vehicle, authorities added.

First responders extricated Lopez from the vehicle and she was flown by LifeStar to Hartford Hospital to be treated for serious injuries, police said.

Acosta was transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital to be treated for suspected minor injuries, experts added.

Police believe that the tractor-trailer that was hit never stopped because the driver did not know he or she was hit.

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer, and although it’s hard to say goodbye to the season, it’s been one to remember at state parks and forests.

It’s been a busy long weekend at Hammonasset Beach State Park, where families got up early Sunday to soak up the sun along the Long Island Sound.

Overall, attendance at state parks and forests increased by double digits this summer. The Connecticut Forest and Park Association estimates it went up by 2 million people over the last two years.

They say part of the is due to the Passport to Parks program they have going that lets you visit any of the state parks for free by just adding a $5 fee to your car registration.

With families celebrating the end of the season and gas prices being the lowest they’ve been for Labor Day weekend in 3 years, Hammonasset Beach State Park is a particularly popular spot for families looking for some last-minute summer fun.

“We’re kind of enjoying our last day at the beach before we have to go back to school,” said Alyssa Setson from Ellington.

“We cooked a pork-roast last night,” Lisa Flagge from Clinton said. Flagge is staying the weekend at the campgrounds with a group of eight campers. “We’re having a great weekend and the weather’s been wonderful.”

Many state park campgrounds close this weekend, but some will still have walk-in availability in the coming weeks.

One person is dead in what authorities are calling a hazardous materials incident Saturday at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.

At about 10 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the hotel on a report of an attempted suicide on the 19th floor using chemicals, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Mitch Matlow said. The crew found the woman dead in a hotel room on the 19th floor, the fire captain said.

Hazmat teams worked to decontaminate nine people, mostly workers, who were exposed to the chemical which some said had an odor similar to rotten eggs.

Their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, he said. Three floors were evacuated.

"We were in our room on level 19 when all of a sudden we heard the panic alarm sound and then someone announced we needed to leave," said one hotel guest. "It was a funny smell, almost like gas." Her daughter recorded video of the alarms on the way out.

When the got outside, they learned what had happened. Inside, the hazardous materials team tried twice to enter the room, the second time adding protection and advanced testing equipment.

Another group of people was evaluated on the scene and not taken to the hospital, Matlow said. The chemicals have not been identified, and doing so is "a long, slow process," the fire captain said. He said they're testing each individual chemical and when the testing is done a report will be released. 

Trump administration officials said Sunday that transferring $155 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund to Immigration and Customs Enforcement won't affect the federal government's ability to respond to Hurricane Dorian, a massive storm headed for the country's east coast. 

As NBC News reported last week, the Department of Homeland Security notified Congress in July that to increase funding for court hearings for asylum seekers, FEMA would transfer $155 million to ICE.

In an interview with ABC's "This Week," acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said "no money has been moved yet."

"Any potential transfers will not impact our ability to respond to this storm or any other storms in the rest of the hurricane season," he said. "There are two different elements of the disaster recovery fund. The major disaster fund has $25 billion in it. So, a $155 million transfer from the base fund is not going to affect our ability to respond and recover from a major disaster."

McAleenan said his agency "needed that funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and border security crisis at the border."

Interstate 95 in West Haven has fully reopened after a bus fire closed part of it for hours on Sunday morning.

State Department of Transportation officials said the bus fire closed I-95 north between exits 41 and 42. All lanes have since reopened.

There was more than 3 miles of delays in the area, but all have since cleared.

No injuries were reported.

It's unclear what caused the bus to catch on fire.

Some rain on Monday could put a damper on Labor Day plans.

Clouds increase on Sunday night before showers and scattered thunderstorms arrive on Monday.

NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking the rain as there is still uncertainty as to whether or not the severe weather makes it to Connecticut or stays to our south.

Labor Day will feature cloudy skies, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Any storms that do develop have the potential to become severe. It will also be more humid with temperatures in the 70s.

Get the latest forecast in your area anytime by clicking here.

Astronomers have discovered a giant planet whose extreme orbit makes it unlike anything they’ve ever seen, NBC News reports.

Dubbed HR 5183 b, the exoplanet is at least three times as massive as Jupiter, and it takes a long, looping path around a star that lies about 100 light-years away in the constellation Virgo. If the exoplanet were in our own solar system — in which Earth and the other planets move around the sun in nearly circular orbits — its extremely elliptical orbit would take it from beyond Neptune to within the orbit of Jupiter.

The discovery shows that "our universe is full of lots of weird solar systems totally unlike our own," Sarah Blunt, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and one of the scientists behind the discovery, said in an email. "It seems like every time we think we've found the weirdest solar system, something else totally strange is discovered."

In the wake of a deadly shooting spree in West Texas, nearly a dozen new gun laws took effect in Texas Sunday -- many of them loosening regulations and restrictions on firearms.

All of the legislation was passed months before the mass shootings in El Paso and the Permian Basin took place. 

Critics argued the new laws send the wrong message about the state's commitment to preventing mass shootings.

"There's just a host of these new restrictions -- or new loosening of restrictions -- that have come into place that just make no sense," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said.

He said Texas already has some of the most lenient and lax gun laws in the country -- and that state lawmakers should be focused on making it tougher for dangerous people to get their hands on guns.

Jenkins joined a growing list of Democratic leaders urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to address gun violence. He said all options, including red flag laws, universal background checks and restricting high-capacity magazines, should be on the table.

"My question is a serious one -- how many more of our citizens will die at the hands of domestic terrorists before we act?" Jenkins said. "I realize this is Texas. And I realize that it's unlikely that we will follow the lead of Florida after the Parkland shooting. But let's take a look at what we can agree to do. Let's go ahead and take those votes."

"We're talking about reasonable gun safety laws. We're not talking about taking away all guns," said Sheila Madigan Levatino with Texas Gun Sense, a gun control advocacy group. "We are talking about gun locks for families that have kids under 18, we're talking about banning assault style weapons, we're talking about making gun purchases harder. It's not unreasonable."

Levatino said her group's priorities included universal background checks and a red flag law to prevent those who pose a risk to themselves or others from accessing guns.

Levatino said the timing of the new, more lenient gun laws was tragic.

"Tragic, absolutely tragic. But in one tragic way, it makes the point more clear about these laws and what they really, really are," she said.

Speaking from Odessa Sunday, Abbott defended the new laws.

"We need solutions that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals like the killer here in Odessa, while also assuring that we safeguard Second Amendment rights," he said.

Abbott pointed to a new law that eases restrictions on the number of school marshals who can carry guns.

"Some of these laws were enacted for the purpose of making our communities safer," he said.

Though he stopped short of throwing his support behind a special session, he insisted state leaders were doing everything they could to prevent more tragedies from happening.

"We have a sense of urgency to arrive at solutions," Abbott said. "And we are working quickly to hammer out some solutions, to put some solutions on the table."

The new gun laws taking effect Sunday include:

House Bill 1143: This law allows anyone who is licensed to carry, including school employees, to store guns and ammunition inside their vehicles on school property -- provided that they do not leave the guns or ammunition in plain view.

House Bill 1387: This law eliminates restrictions on how many armed school marshals school districts can have on each of their campuses. School marshals are civilian employees who are allowed to carry guns on school campuses. They are appointed by the school district, must be licensed to carry, must pass a psychological evaluation and must complete state-approved training. Their identities are kept secret from all but a few school officials.

Senate Bill 535: This law removes "churches, synagogues and other places of worship" from the state's list of prohibited locations where guns are not allowed. Churches and places of worship still have the right individually to ban guns on their properties, much like private business owners do. However, now they will be required to post the appropriate signage at their entrances.

House Bill 302: This law bars landlords from including "no firearms" clauses in leasing agreements -- and requires them to allow tenants to possess or store legal guns in their apartments and parking lots.

House Bill 2363: This law eases restrictions on guns and ammunition inside state-approved foster homes. It requires that any firearms and ammunition be stored separately within the home, or that they be stored together in a locked location.

House Bill 1177: This bill allows citizens who are evacuating from a local or state-declared disaster zone to carry a concealed handgun without a license for up to one week.

House Bill 121: This bill protects licensed gun owners who enter establishments where guns are prohibited against trespassing charges, so long as they leave promptly when notified by the property owner.

NBC 5's Diana Zoga contributed to this report.

A Southington High School student who just started senior year passed away on Sunday after a Friday night crash, according to school district officials.

On Sunday evening, a large of group of students gathered at the high school to remember their classmate. The vigil was organized by students.

Police have yet to release the student's name to the public.

"Such a tragedy, expecting to have a tremendous senior year and then all of a sudden it's gone,” said Timothy Connellan, Superintendent of Southington Public Schools. "It's so tragic when something like this happens,” he said.

Fire department officials said the crash that occurred after 10 p.m. on Friday involved two vehicles, one of which hit a power pole, bringing down power lines. The victim, a minor, had to be extricated from a vehicle and was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury and later to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, according to fire officials.

Counselors, psychologists and social workers will be on hand when students are back in school on Tuesday.

This story will be updated as additional information is released.

Hartford Police are investigating a shooting that left 4 people injured Sunday night in the area of Edgewood Street.

Officials say the victims injuries vary in severity. 

Officers arrived to the scene just before 10 p.m. after a shotspotter activation alert. 

More information will be provided as it becomes available. 

Police have identified the woman who died after a multi-vehicle crash on West Street in Vernon on Friday.

First responders were called to a 3-car crash on West Street at Regan Road around 6 p.m.

When crews arrived, they said they learned that a Hyundai Elantra driven by 31-year-old Munira Qureshi, of Amherst, Mass., had collided with a Chevy sedan driven by 61-year-old Randall Berube, of Ellington.

Police said Qureshi was transported to Rockville Hospital, where she later died. Berube was taken to Hartford Hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

A third vehicle, a Subaru sedan being driven by 49-year-old Kevin Zorda, of Enfield, was also involved in the crash, authorities added.

Zorda suffered minor injuries and was treated and released at the scene, officers said.

The crash remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.

Anyone with information is asked to call Vernon Police. 

A masked gunman who allegedly opened fire at an occupied police vehicle has died after a shootout with cops in Brooklyn, police say.

In a police chase and shootout that ended in a Brownsville backyard, police estimate officer fired more than 60 rounds.

In a press conference Monday morning, Chief of Department Terence Monahan said officers approached a man on Howard Avenue early Monday morning when they saw he was wearing a mask. The man ran away when approached, and as officers followed him, he took out a gun and shot at their vehicle, they say. One of the officers then returned fire, shooting about nine round, Monahan said.

The suspect, who has not been identified, then escaped, but about 30 minutes later cops got a call about a man attmpting to break into a backyard on Howard Avenue. "As uniformed patrol officers gained entry to the backyard they were fired upon numerous times and exchanged gunfire with the perpetrator. These officers became pinned down at the location due to the perpetrator firing," Monahan said. More cops arrived and shot about 55 rounds at the suspect, hitting the man and taking him into custody.

He was transported to a local hospital and later confirmed dead.

Monahan said a semi-automatic handgun was recovered in the backyard.

Videos posted by residents on Citizen App show heavy police presence in the area, with at least a dozen officers at the scene.

No officers were injured in the shootout, according to Monahan.