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Man Shot and Killed at Empire Restaurant and Lounge
Police believe victim was relative of assistant manager
A 24-year-old man was shot in the head at a Meriden restaurant in the early morning hours of Saturday, and later died at Hartford Hospital.
Todd Morande of Meriden was found with a gunshot wound to the head by police in a first-floor office at the Empire Restaurant and Lounge at 103 Colony Street, after dispatchers received a 911 call from the address at 3:29 a.m., according to a statement by Meriden Police Sgt. Leonard Caponigro.
Morande was taken to Hartford Hospital, and died due to the wound.
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The restaurant was closed at the time of the shooting, but there were many people inside cleaning, according to police. Police believe Morande was a relative of an assistant manager of the restaurant, Caponigro said.
The Meriden Police Department's Major Crime Squad is investigating the crime, and more details will be released when available.
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