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MERIDEN - The man who died in a baseball bat attack outside his Meriden house Sunday morning has been identified as Robert Jenkins Jr., 69.
The man police suspect of carrying out the attack has been identified as his adult son, Robert Jenkins III. Police said an officer fatally shot a male suspect - whose name they didn't release - when they arrived at the scene of the active attack on Sagamore Road.
Autopsy results show the elder Jenkins died of blunt force head injuries, according to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; the son's cause of death was gunshot wounds of the torso.
Both men's deaths are listed as homicides, the medical examiner said Tuesday.
The violent outburst happened around 10 a.m. Sunday, police said.
The Meriden Police Department received calls about a weapon being used in an act of domestic violence on Sagamore Road, and when officers arrived the attack was still going on, police said. One officer fired at the bat-wielding man, who later died.
The deadly act of family violence is being investigated by Connecticut State Police, while the police shooting is being investigated by the state Office of the Inspector General.
The violent scene in the neighborhood of tidy ranch-style homes shook neighbors, some of whom witnessed it. One woman called it "grisly.'
Another neighbor who has lived on the street for more than 65 years, Raymond Prue, said he had never seen such violence there. He said has known the elder Jenkins for many years.
Authorities have not released the father and son's names; that is expected to happen during the week in a preliminary status report, in accordance with state law, said Alaine Griffin, spokesperson for the Division of Criminal Justice.
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