Man Charged With Witness Intimidation After Shots Fired: Police - Orange, CT - Gunshots were fired at an occupied home in town, Orange police said. The accused is being held on $750,000 bond.
Updated: 1:38 PM EDT June 11, 2021
ORANGE, Connecticut
A 47-year-old Orange man is behind bars after he was arrested in connection with a shooting on June 3.
The police department announced Friday they arrested Christopher Barretta Sr., a week after they responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired from a vehicle toward a residence on Old Tavern Road.
Police said the incident happened on June 3 around 11:30 p.m. The investigation showed that an occupied house and multiple vehicles in the driveway were struck with bullets. While all residents were home, police said no injuries were reported.
Upon further investigation, police said evidence revealed that the suspect vehicle from which the shots were fired was a 2004 Hummer H2 registered to Barretta, 47, of Alling Farm Road in Orange.
PD: Father, son broke into garage then fled from police
Shelton police arrested 47-year-old Christopher Barretta Sr., and his 18-year-old son Christopher Barretta Jr.
According to police, they were contacted by a homeowner back on Jan. 6 about a burglary that was taking place at his house. The homeowner wasn’t home at the time, but was watching the burglary unfold on his security cameras.
The homeowner told police that the two men forcefully broke into his garage, and then backed their truck in and closed the door.
The suspects were seen on surveillance footage loading items from the garage into their truck.