GROTON, Conn. — A man who was reportedly assaulted and found unconscious in a Groton parking lot on Monday died from his injuries, the town's police department said Wednesday.
The man, identified as 46-year-old Gerson Chiluisa of Bridgeport, died on March 26 at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, police said.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Farmington performed an autopsy and told police Wednesday that the cause of death was determined to be a "blunt force injury of the head," and that the manner was a homicide.
Members of the Criminal Investigation Division determined that Chiliusa had been confronted by a suspect and was hit, causing him to fall to the ground, according to police.
Police said that 31-year-old Antwan Strickland of Hartford, who was found in front of a business on Poquonnock Road, was identified as a suspect and was arrested by Groton police.
Strickland was charged with assault first degree and breach of peace second degree. Police said he was held on a $750,000 bond and was arraigned on Tuesday at New London Superior Court.
"The Supreme Court will address any substitution of charges as appropriate for this case at a date to be determined," police said.
Officers first received a report on March 25 at 10:34 a.m. about the assault that had taken place in a parking lot on Poquonnock Road, according to police.
Chiluisa was found unconscious on the ground and was given medical aid by officers at the scene until EMS arrived, including Groton Ambulance, Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department, and Yale New Haven Medics.
He was taken to L&M Hospital in New London, and then airlifted to Yale New Haven "for serious physical injuries to the head" where he later died, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the assault is asked to contact the Groton Police Department at 860-441-6712.
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