Overview
- Police said Destiny Rumley, 21, died after being found with multiple stab wounds inside a Foxon Woods apartment on Old Foxon Road Tuesday morning.
- Officers responding just after 8 a.m. encountered Tyreek Black, 21, near a large knife before he locked himself inside; a young child was pulled out through a broken window unharmed.
- Black eventually unlocked the door and became combative as officers took him into custody, and Rumley was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
- Black is charged with murder, assault on police, interfering with police, interfering with an emergency call, and risk of injury to a minor; he is held on $2 million bond and appeared in New Haven Superior Court on Wednesday.
- The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Central District and the New Haven State's Attorney's Office are leading the investigation, and local officials offered condolences while sharing the 24/7 CCADV hotline at 888-774-2900.