Man found dead in vehicle on highway in Norwalk; homicide investigation underway
A man was found dead in a car on Route 7 in Norwalk and parts of that roadway and Interstate 95 ramps were closed for a time on Saturday due to a homicide investigation, police said.
About 3:19 a.m. Saturday Connecticut state troopers responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on Route 7 northbound near Exit 2 in Norwalk and found John Gavilanes, 35, dead in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, according to Connecticut State Police.
Investigators determined that Gavilanes died as the result of a homicide, not from the crash, police said.
The Western District Major Crime Squad was investigating and police said the homicide appears to be an isolated incident and that there was no ongoing threat to the public, police said.
Route 7 to Exit 2 and the I-95 southbound and northbound entrance ramps to Route 7 were closed while the investigation was ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information about the death, or anyone with a dashboard camera who was driving through the area at the time of the incident, is asked to contact Detective Nicholas Olivetti at (203) 696-2563 or nicholas.olivetti@ct.gov. All calls will remain confidential, police said.
