Connecticut Woman and 7-Year-Old Daughter Dead in Murder-Suicide: 'A Horrible Tragedy'

Photo: Getty A Connecticut woman and her 7-year-old daughter died earlier this week in what police have ruled a murder-suicide. Around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Westport Police found Tracy Do, 46, dead inside her Westport home after receiving a report of an unresponsive female, the department said in apress release. After finding Do, police searched the home and discovered her 7-year-old daughter also dead. “The Westport Police Detective Bureau along with the State Police Western District Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the facts and circumstances related to these two deaths,” police said in the Friday release, noting that they will not be releasing any further information on the case at this time.

Connecticut Woman Blows Off Hand After Mistaking Dynamite for Candle During Blackout

Photo: News 12 Connecticut A Connecticut woman was hospitalized after she accidentally mistook a stick of dynamite for a candle. According to Police SpokesmanAv Harris, the woman was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital immediately after the incident. She was later transferred to Yale New Haven Hospital. “She suffered extreme injuries to one of her hands,” Harris said. “She also suffered serious injuries to her face.” The unidentified woman, her husband and their two children were at home on Thursday when they lost power after severe storms swept through the area.

Connecticut Woman Who 'Wouldn't Kill a Bug' Dies of Rare Mosquito-Borne Disease EEE

Mosquito.Photo: getty Patricia Shaw, a 77-year-old Connecticut woman, died last week from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare mosquito-linked illness. Speaking toWFSBat a vigil for Shaw on Saturday, Rev. Brian Maxwell of Saint Matthias of East Lyme, CT., said she was the type who wouldn’t have hurt a fly. “I was with her family yesterday and they were telling me that she was so kind towards animals and if she was walking down the road and saw something that was wounded, she’d pick it up,” Maxwell told WFSB.

Connie Britton 'Honored' to Be in Feeding America's New PSA Shedding Light on Hunger in the U.S.

Connie Brittonis serving as the face ofFeeding America’s latest PSA campaign, raising awareness about the hunger problem in the U.S. and calling on people to help. “In America, millions of people, including children, are facing hunger,” she begins in the clip, before reading the letter from a woman named Donna. “‘I only have $10 in my checking account, but it will be okay, I at least have food because of this pantry’ — Donna from Washington,” Britton reads.

Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott Returning to 'American Horror Story' After Starring in Season 1

Photo: Prashant Gupta/FXAmerican Horror Storywill see two familiar faces return to the franchise when the FX series’ eighth season airs.Connie BrittonandDylan McDermott, who starred on season 1 as husband and wife, have signed on forAHS: Apocalypse,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.The outlet reports that photos and videos from theApocalypseset leaked on social media Wednesday night — and have since been deleted — showing McDermott on set.On season 1 (American Horror Story: Murder House)of the Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk-created series, Britton, 51, and McDermott, 56, starred as husband Dr.