{"id":401,"date":"2018-05-03T03:36:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/05\/03\/201852updatefromnorthhaven\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:44:10","slug":"201852updatefromnorthhaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/05\/03\/201852updatefromnorthhaven\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE FROM NORTH HAVEN: Human remains found in burned structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:75.0%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/North-Haven-Remains.jpg\" alt=\"North Haven Remains.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/North-Haven-Remains.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/North-Haven-Remains.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1875\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"North Haven Remains.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5aeb203c562fa782f1c7fd95\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><strong>By Grace Manthey, Thamar Bailey and Mary Rose Bevins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contributions by Rob McGreevy and Samantha Prevot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>NOTE: Updated 6:15 p.m., May 3.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>North Haven Police rushed to 385 Quinnipiac Ave. on reports of a \u201cbarricaded subject,\u201d on May 2 at around 8 p.m., according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/northhavenpd\/\">North Haven Police Department Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later reports emerged that a large explosion set fire to the area, injuring first responders and leaving one unidentified person &#8212; possibly the homeowner &#8212; dead.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors are still treating the nine injured first responders at Yale New Haven Hospital, said Public Information Officer for Connecticut State Police Kelly Grant this morning. These officers came from three different counties and were all a part of the South Central Regional SWAT Team, according to Grant and Deputy Chief for North Haven Police Johnathan Mulhern.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fire trucks are on the scene in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NorthHaven?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NorthHaven<\/a> trying to put out the fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDuSfi4JW5\">pic.twitter.com\/bDuSfi4JW5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HQ Press (@hq_press) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hq_press\/status\/991869779332878336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Conflicting reports from witnesses and neighbors make many details hard to confirm, but a White Pages address search listed John Sayre, Jr., owner of Sayre Plumbing Inc., as a resident. His wife Deborah was also listed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Grant, Deborah went to the police department around 2 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mulhern said in a press conference Wednesday night that his department responded to a domestic violence incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the course of this investigation (police) had reason to believe that a tactical intervention or a SWAT team was needed to take the subject into custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At about 8:15 p.m., witnesses say a garage exploded, which injured the first responders.<\/p>\n<p>Sayre has not been apprehended, but Grant confirmed that investigators found unidentified human remains in the carnage. Grant said the coroner will identify the remains.<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:49.02912521362305%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-%287%29.jpg\" alt=\"Image uploaded from iOS (7).jpg\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-%287%29.jpg\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-%287%29.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1875\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Image uploaded from iOS (7).jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5aea839f562fa782f1b6fe0e\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Four dogs were in the building when it exploded, according to a police officer on the scene, and are presumed to be dead.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny and Nancy Mahoney live next door. They said the blast shook their house and public utilities shut off power for three hours Wednesday night. The Mahoneys got their power back at around 2:15 a.m. Thursday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We looked out our door and you could see the flames and the smoke. The smoke was unbelievable,&#8221; Kenny Mahoney said. &#8220;There were a lot of other blasts after that, smaller blasts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Grant, parts of the structure are still burning.<\/p>\n<p>As of 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, police reopened Quinnipiac Avenue near Orient Lane.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NorthHaven?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NorthHaven<\/a> Police using a megaphone to get John, the suspect, out of the house <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qsfyKjDDVj\">pic.twitter.com\/qsfyKjDDVj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HQ Press (@hq_press) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hq_press\/status\/991858840017817600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>North Haven resident Francisco Garcia said he moved to the North Haven area just six months ago, and noted that the incident was \u201ccrazy and just sad\u201d and the smell of smoke was &#8220;overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More fire trucks arrived after the first wave, and Connecticut State Police sent an armored vehicle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quinnipiac University sent out an email at around 9 p.m. Wednesday telling students to \u201cavoid the area of Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven, near Orient Lane, because of heavy police activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hq_press?lang=en\">@HQPress<\/a> for photos and videos.<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:1252.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:47.24919128417969%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23_image-asset.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23_image-asset.png\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/23_image-asset.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"1252x1134\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5aea827f0e2e725df96117d9\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">On May 2 at around 8 p.m. North Haven Police and firefighters rushed to 385 Quinnipiac Ave. on reports of a \u201cbarricaded subject.\u201d Reports later emerged that there was an explosion in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,142,6],"tags":[226,190],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hamden","category-homepage","category-quinnipiac","tag-explosion","tag-north-haven"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2686,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}