Senator Sam Caligiuri, R-16, today called on the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to review the decision to release the suspects involved in yesterday’s home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire, and to recommend action for preventing future tragedies.

“Issuing judgment and laying blame is counterproductive. Nevertheless, three people are dead and the suspects were judged by the state’s parole board just a few months ago to be appropriate candidates for early supervised release. We owe it to the victims, their families and friends, and to the public to find out why these suspects were seen as ready for supervised parole and what action the state can take to prevent such a horrific thing from happening again,” said Senator Caligiuri.

Senator Caligiuri, whose district includes a portion of Cheshire, said he reacted with the same shock and disbelief as did everyone else who heard about the crime watching the news last night and reading this morning’s newspapers.

“My heart goes out to Dr. Petit and to everyone who knows and loves his family. As a husband and a father, I can well imagine his grief and the incredible sorrow he will always carry with him. We cannot change what happened, but we can look for answers and, just maybe, we can learn enough from this tragedy to prevent something like this from happening again,” said Senator Caligiuri.

Senator Caligiuri said he has no doubt that members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles are saddened and horrified by the tragedy, and by the fact that the suspects were under their jurisdiction.

“I look forward to hearing from the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to see if there is anything we can do to prevent this kind of tragedy from occurring again,” said Senator Caligiuri.