A father and son have each died after robbing a Connecticut financial institution after which being discovered with gunshot wounds following a six-hour standoff with police, based on authorities.
Shaun Fallon, 56, and his 27-year-old son Zachary Fallon wore medical masks as they threatened a teller on the Chelsea Groton Financial institution in Groton at round 10:30 a.m. final Thursday, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money, based on police.
Cops lastly discovered the getaway automotive at a close-by Tremendous 8 Motel round six hours later — sparking a standoff as the daddy and son claimed they “have been armed with each firearms and explosives and refused to give up,” Groton police mentioned
“Two gunshots have been heard contained in the suspects’ lodge room” round six hours into the standoff, police mentioned, with drones confirming that “each suspects have been incapacitated by obvious gunshot wounds.”
A bomb squad lastly cleared entry to the room, hours after the motel had been cleared of different guests.
Nevertheless, no explosives have been discovered, police mentioned, with out detailing what weapons the pair had.
The daddy and son — each from Charleston, Rhode Island — have been rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital the place Zachary Fallon was pronounced useless hours later.
The daddy was hospitalized for a number of days however later died from his accidents on Monday, police informed the Connecticut Publish.
An official explanation for dying for each father and son might be decided by the health worker’s workplace.
“This was a particularly harmful and unstable state of affairs, and I need to commend the bravery and professionalism of all of the regulation enforcement personnel concerned in bringing it to an in depth,” Police Chief L.J. Fusaro mentioned in an announcement.
The investigation is ongoing, cops mentioned.
