Posted on 05/12/2025 9:56:09 AM PDT by V_TWIN
members at a funeral in Connecticut spiraled into a melee in which one man was stabbed and a woman grazed by gunfire, police said.
Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as people threw punches and gunshots rang out as people screamed and the crowd of about 150 mourners poured out of Gospel Lighthouse Apostolic Church, north of downtown Hartford. Police said there was shooting both inside and outside the church.
“You can imagine what 150 people scrambling out of the church looked like,” said police Lt. Aaron Boisvert, who said bullets damaged the interior. No arrests were announced.
Police recovered two guns but investigators had not yet determined if they were fired. The two wounded people had injuries that weren't life-threatening and were taken in private vehicles to a local hospital.
The funeral was for 89-year-old Ida Hawkins-Green, who had nine kids of her own and one stepchild, as well more than 100 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, according to her obituary. She died last month.
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There’s an exception that proves the rule near me. It’s a fine area. Glad to have that exception nearby.
Free-for-alls are never off the table with some folks, no matter the time, place or occasion.
Joshua Smellie - well there’s your answer right there. He got disrespected
RIP Ida
Sorry about your relatives..
The argument started over who'd done the most for grandma.
At first I thought the Mafia started the shooting.
As usual, no one started the shooting. It’s always “gunfire erupted” or “shots rang out” in these stories.
Maybe, but it sounds like a gathering not classy enough for the mafia.
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