Chances are good that the gun used to kill the person you read about on the streets of Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Danbury, Norwalk or Waterbury came from another state, often, but not always, down south where the laws are less stringent, authorities say.
And if a gun is in the hands of a criminal, it may well be used in multiple shootings and other crimes, authorities say.
“I’ve seen (evidence) of a gun being used in 10-15 different crimes” in Connecticut metropolitan areas, said Scott Riordan, resident agent in charge of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Connecticut Office in New Haven. “That’s how a lot of our gang cases are worked.”
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Shown is the stretch of road where Derrick Carlisle hit and left for dead Andria Berger on Nov. 17, 2019, before fleeing to Pennsylvania. Carlisle was sentenced to state prison on Wednesday. (The Leader-Herald/Ashley Onyon)
JOHNSTOWN A Northville driver whose truck struck and killed a woman in a hit-and-run incident in which she was left with injuries in the road in November 2019 told the victim’s family and friends he was sorry during sentencing Wednesday.
Derrick H. Carlisle, 45, was sentenced by Fulton County Court Judge Polly A. Hoye to 1 2/3 to seven years in state prison.
“He definitely seemed remorseful,” Fulton County District Attorney Chad Brown said this morning.