Connecticut
CT woman charged in Christmas Eve shooting after barricading herself in house
A person who was shot multiple times on Christmas Eve was brought to safety and then to the hospital after officers responded to the home and later were able to take a suspect into custody, police said.
The Newtown Police Department said officers went to a home on Boggs Hill Road just before 8 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a dispute.
Police said the victim was found on the front porch of the home and was suffering from “multiple gunshot wounds.”
The officers were able to pull the victim to safety as the suspect retreated into the residence, police said in an emailed statement.
“The victim was transported by Newtown Ambulance to Danbury Hospital due to injuries sustained during the incident and is currently in stable condition,” police said early Monday.
Police said multiple surrounding agencies and the Western Connecticut Regional Emergency Services Unit were called to assist as the suspect remained barricaded in the home late Saturday.
The suspect then “peacefully exited” the home just before 1 a.m. Sunday, police said.
The suspect, identified as Meghan Gouveia, 32, of Newtown, is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment and negligent storage of a firearm, police said.
Gouveia was taken to the Newtown Police Department and was being held in lieu of $1.5 million bail, police said.
“Our officers acted selflessly and put themselves in harms way to pull the victim to safety. Additionally, our department is grateful to the surrounding police departments who responded to this incident and assisted in its peaceful conclusion.” Lt. Scott Smith.