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Man who reported accidental shooting is charged with murder Man who reported accidental shooting is charged with murder July 13, 2021 04:03PM NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — A 77-year-old Connecticut man who told police in May that he accidentally shot his wife has been charged with murder after authorities determined she was shot twice. Albert Kokoth, of New Canaan, had originally faced charges including assault and the illegal discharge of a firearm. Kokoth called police just after noon on May 6 to report an accidental shooting, police said. But an autopsy showed Margaret Kokoth had two dis...

At the time, Albert Kokoth was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm, and illegal discharge of a firearm. The medical examiner performed an autopsy on Margaret Kokoth and determined she suffered one gunshot wound to her body and another gunshot wound to her head. State police investigators also recovered a third bullet from a wall in the home, confirming at least three shots had been fired, according to police. Kokoth is being held on $2 million bond and was taken to the Bridgeport Correctional Facility. Weather Forecast

The New Canaan woman whose husband was arrested last week in her fatal shooting suffered two gunshot wounds, officials say. Margaret Kokoth’s death has been ruled a homicide due to shotgun wounds to both the head and torso, officials with the Connecticut State Medical Examiner Office told Albert Kokoth. New Canaan Police Department booking photo New Canaan Police at about 12:02 p.m. Thursday received a 911 call from Margaret Kokoth’s husband, 77-year-old Albert Kokoth, describing an accidental shooting at their Down River Road home, Lt. Jason Ferraro said in a press release. During an in...