Middlebury police were called to 41 Tower Road in Middlebury at 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, on a report a man was lying in the driveway. When they arrived, Officers Kathy Blick and Ed Demers found an elderly man lying in a pool of blood at the end of the driveway. Ambulance personnel from AMR were on the scene and pronounced the man dead. The scene was secured by Middlebury officers.
Middlebury Police Chief James Viadero issued a statement saying the cause of death is suspicious and the Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Squad has been asked to initiate an investigation. The Middlebury Police Department will assist them.
Positive identification of the victim is pending autopsy results from the Office of the Chief States Medical Examiner in Farmington. Waterbury GA members are on the scene assisting in the investigation.
Anyone with information pertaining to the incident is asked to call the Connecticut State Police Troop A in Southbury, Major Crimes Unit or the Middlebury Police Department. All information received will be kept confidential.
As of 11 a.m., Tower Road remained closed to traffic pending completion of processing of the crime scene. Local residents are asked to check with officers on the scene for admittance to the road.
