Prosecutor: Fatal shooting of New Canaan woman, 75, 'appears to be an intentional act' FacebookTwitterEmail A New Canaan police car sits outside the home of Albert Kokoth on Down River Road on Friday, May 7, 2021. Kokoth was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm related to his wife Margaret's death.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media STAMFORD — A New Canaan man told police his wife died in an “accidental” shooting, but prosecutors say there is mounting evidence to contradict his claims. Albert Kokoth, 77, was arrested at his Down River Road home Thursday afternoon on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm.