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The 70-year-old victim in a Deep River, Connecticut, homicide linked to Massachusetts stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza died as a result of stab wounds, a Connecticut State Police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

The development comes as investigators are “still working” to determine the relationship between Ravizza, a 26-year-old from Martha’s Vineyard who is alleged to have stabbed six people in Braintree and Plymouth on Saturday before being chased down by police in Cape Cod, and Bruce Feldman, the West Hartford, Connecticut, man found dead earlier that day at a home in Deep River, a quiet town near the state’s coastline. 

“The victim did die as a result of injuries from [a] stabbing,” a Connecticut State Police spokesperson said Wednesday, a day after authorities announced criminal charges are pending in the case. 

Julie Feldman, whom the New York Post has identified as Bruce’s wife, told the newspaper, “The whole thing’s really shocking… We were together a very, very long time.” Calls by Fox News Digital to phone numbers purportedly belonging to Julie Feldman on Wednesday went unanswered. 

911 DISPATCH REVEALS WILD CHASE FOR SUSPECTED MURDERER AFTER MOVIE, MCDONALD’S SLASH SPREE 

Connecticut State Police say they were first called to the area Saturday afternoon to look into a disturbance. 

“The investigating Trooper learned that a suspect approached the residence on Merriwold Lane, threw a shovel through the front door window pane and then left,” state police said. “The complainants identified the suspect as someone they had recognized who was staying nearby on Maritone Lane. It was further reported to Troopers that prior to this incident, an audible disturbance was heard at the Maritone Lane address.” 

Police then went to the second property’s address and discovered an adult male outside with “visible injuries,” who later was identified as Feldman and pronounced dead at the scene. 

“During the initial investigation, Troopers developed information indicating that a second individual, who was no longer at the scene, had been present… earlier in the day,” police also said. “Personal items belonging to Ravizza were located at the scene and witnesses provided a description consistent with that of Ravizza.” 

Investigators say the case remains active and ongoing but noted Saturday following Ravizza’s arrest in Sandwich that “a suspect in this investigation has been taken into custody in the State of Massachusetts and there is no active threat to the public.” 

MASSACHUSETTS STABBING SPREE SUSPECT JARED RAVIZZA PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN PLYMOUTH REST STOP ATTACK 

Jared Ravizza is shown being taken into custody in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on Saturday, May 25. (David Curran/Satellite News Service)

Three years ago, Hartford-area radio station WRCH interviewed a man identified as Bruce Feldman who claimed to have invented a device called the Ultimate Leaf Lifter, a rake that helps people pick leaves off the ground. 

“I saw a neighbor who was trying to help another neighbor who was in a wheelchair, and he was trying to get the leaves in the bags without bending over, and I saw him using two rakes… and it looked tough,” Feldman told the station, describing how he got the idea for the product. “I was inspired by the salad tong and the ice tong.” 

In the weeks leading up to Feldman’s death, neighbors in Deep River told the New York Post that Ravizza first checked into the home there — described as a rental property — on April 20. Then about a month later, Feldman showed up and “said he had a friend in the [property] who he was staying with,” according to neighbor Charlie Brashears. 

JARED RAVIZZA WAS ‘LAUGHING’ DURING MOVIE THEATER ATTACK, MOTHER SAYS 

Jared Ravizza, during his court appearance Tuesday at Plymouth District Court, pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to an alleged rest stop attack. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via USA Today)

“He made it clear he was broke,” Brashears added. “Bruce said he hoped his friend was going to let him stay for the rest of the month.” 

In recent days, locals had called police to accuse Feldman — who neighbors say would walk his dog around the neighborhood and sit on homeowners’ porches without an invite — of trespassing, according to the New York Post. 

“[The women] said, ‘Hey, this isn’t appropriate and you need to leave’ and they called the police to make a complaint,” Brashears was quoted as saying. 

The situation then escalated on Saturday when Ravizza allegedly threw the shovel at the property owned by the women who called the police on Feldman, the New York Post reports, citing the neighbors. 

Authorities say Ravizza fled the scene of the second stabbing in a black 2018 Porsche Macan, which appears to have been totaled prior to his arrest. (David Curran/Satellite News Service)

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“It looked like how they would respond to a domestic disturbance. I understand they found the body,” Brashears also said “There were two cops, then whammo — within about 10 minutes, all hell broke loose and there were seven or eight cop cars.” 

CONNECTICUT — The forecast conditions for Friday through Sunday may feature the best weather of spring to date.

Nothing but sunshine and temperatures into the upper 70s to low 80s across Connecticut during this time period.

Before we get to this amazing stretch of weather, we’ll contend with more rain showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, tonight and Thursday morning.

Here are the storm specifics from WFSB 3 TV meteorologists

“Today starts off dry and bright, then during the afternoon our sky becomes partly cloudy. With more comfortable levels of humidity, temperatures peak in the mid to upper 70s inland and in the low to mid-70s at the shoreline,” said WFSB 3 TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Dixon with Scot Haney. “Toward the evening commute and thereafter, isolated showers are possible as a cold front heads our way. An area of low-pressure rides along the front as it crosses Southern New England tonight, increasing the chance for rain (some rumbles of thunder can’t be ruled out). Showers last through tomorrow morning, then clearing gets underway.” (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV).

Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.