Friday began with the funeral for New Haven firefighter Will McMillian, who died unexpectedly last week.
Author: Tony Terzi
Updated: 7:23 PM EDT May 14, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Conn — The body of firefighter Ricardo Torres was escorted by police and fire from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to New Haven, passing fire HQ here in New Haven on the way to a nearby New Haven funeral home late Friday afternoon.
Friday began with the funeral for New Haven firefighter Will McMillian, who died unexpectedly last week.
It has been a brutal stretch for the department, with McMillian's death May 6 followed on May 12 by a house fire that killed Torres and critically injured Lt. Samod Rankins.