Connecticut City Official Charged in Killing of Man in Home She Owns
The New York Times
The police did not say what might have precipitated the fatal shooting, which led to a murder charge, but the house was the scene of a landlord-tenant dispute several months ago.
An official who helps oversee elections in Norwalk, Conn., was charged with murder on Thursday after police officers responding to a disturbance report found a man who had been fatally shot, law enforcement officials said.
The police did not indicate a motive for the killing, but property records show that the official, Ellen Wink, owns the house where the dead man was found, and The Hour of Norwalk reported that she had been arrested in September after a dispute with a tenant there.
The tenant was not publicly identified at the time beyond his age: 54. The Norwalk police identified the man killed on Thursday as Kurt Lametta, also 54. A police spokesman declined to comment on whether the killing was related to the earlier clash.
