Man extradited from Puerto Rico charged in fatal CT shooting
A 37-year-old man was extradited from Puerto Rico and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Waterbury in March, police said.
The suspect, identified as Juan Carlos Lopez-Fontanez of Waterbury, was served an arrest warrant charging him with murder, conspiracy at murder, weapons in a motor vehicle, possession of an assault weapon, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, first-degree reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, according to the Waterbury Police Department.
On March 19, officers responded to 300 Hill St. in Waterbury around 8:47 p.m. on a report of a gunshot victim. Police located the victim, identified as 37-year-old John Rosario of Waterbury, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. According to police, the shooting incident occurred inside a vacant apartment at that location.
Rosario was pronounced dead shortly after officers arrived on the scene, police said.
Lopez-Fontanez is the second person charged in connection with the homicide. On April 20, Waterbury investigators arrested 38-year-old Jose Cintron of Waterbury. He is facing charges of murder, conspiracy at murder, weapons in a motor vehicle, possession of an assault weapon, illegal possession of a large-capacity magazine, first-degree reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a firearm.
Cintron was issued a $2 million bond, police said. Lopez-Fontanez was being held by the Waterbury Police Department in lieu of a $3 million bond pending his court arraignment on Friday.