The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver.
The victim, Burk, died at a hospital after he was seriously assaulted on the job, according to state police.
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Elijah Bertrand appears virtually before a judge for arraignment on a murder charge on December 24, 2020
State police responded to what they thought was a crash on Route 8 North around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in Watertown.
That’s when they found Burk assaulted with multiple stab wounds, according to police, who said he later died at a hospital.
Police found a folding style knife with blood on it at the scene, according to the police report. Bertrand's father later confirmed to officers that the knife recovered at the scene belonged to Bertrand, police said.