Jan. 16 stabbing death is Wallingford's second homicide in eight months
23-year-old Kristopher Carlson, of Meriden, was arrested and charged with murder. He remains in custody on $1 bond.
Credit: Wallingford Police
Author: Tony Terzi
Updated: 8:09 PM EST January 18, 2021
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — A stabbing death outside of a popular Wallingford café left the owner is complete shock by what happed nearly an hour after closing Saturday night.
Just before 10:30pm, outside of the Corner Café, in the Yalesville section of Wallingford, two men argued. One of them, Ernest Cipolli, 32, of Wallingford, was stabbed to death.
"Officers responded and they located a victim laying down in the parking lot, where he sustained several stab wounds," said Sgt. Stephen Jacques of the Wallingford Police Department.