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Dow Kling

Case from Waterbury, CT dated Nov 05, 2013

Victim Details

Dow Kling

Male

White / Caucasian

Waterbury

CT

2013-11-05

22

Dow

Kling

07/11/2026

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In a tragic and what authorities would later call a "senseless and preventable" incident, a young Caucasian male's life was cut short in a Waterbury, Connecticut apartment. Dow Kling, a 22-year-old, died on Sunday, November 3, 2013, from a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The circumstances surrounding his death were not the result of a typical violent crime but rather a reckless act of "gun play" between friends.

On that Sunday afternoon, inside a Mill Street apartment, Kling and his lif ...
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  • fox61.com: Man Faces Charges After Fatally Shooting Roommate By Accident, Police Said
  • The Hour: Police: Friend killed in 'senseless' gun play
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