Assistant State’s Attorney Michelle Manning the homicide was motivated by an ongoing dispute among Lametta and Wink, the Republican deputy registrar of voters in Norwalk and a previous city clerk.

“Wink and the sufferer in this circumstance had a lot of interactions around the system of a thirty day period,” Manning reported. “She then extremely evidently confirmed her anger towards the target. That anger escalated to the position wherever she shot him in his home — she brought the gun to that household and shot him yesterday. That, in the state’s see, reveals that she is a really harmful person who lets her anger information her finger.”

Dr. James Gill, the state’s chief clinical examiner, mentioned Friday Lametta died from gunshot wounds to the torso and dominated his dying a murder.

In accordance to law enforcement reports, Wink and Lametta have had a contentious romantic relationship dating again to September 2020, when Lametta allegedly stopped having to pay hire.

Last September, Wink was arrested immediately after she locked Lametta out of the residence and threw absent his own possessions, outfits, jewellery and money, in accordance to the law enforcement report. That situation is even now awaiting disposition and has been statutorily sealed, in accordance to point out court docket data.

In the wake of the deteriorating marriage with Lametta, Wink expressed she wished to promote the Nelson Avenue home, in accordance to the law enforcement report.

In a phone to a 911 dispatcher adhering to the deadly capturing, Wink claimed she went to Lametta’s apartment to do some cleaning when he “came” at her, in accordance to the police report. The report states Wink can be read yelling “he was after me” in the 911 get in touch with.

“She mentioned I am so weary of this dude, he is on the floor,” Detective John Sura wrote in his report relating to Wink’s discussion with the 911 dispatcher. “She stated that she experienced held telling him to get out and had more than enough. Wink ongoing rambling about issues Kurt Lametta brought about.”

According to the police report, Wink also informed a 1st responding officer that she had fired a revolver registered to her 5 periods at Lametta, adding he was “(expletive) driving me nuts.”

A neighboring tenant instructed police he heard Wink and Lametta arguing Thursday afternoon when there was a “loud bang,” adopted by Lametta yelling “call 911,” according to the law enforcement report.

Wink’s boyfriend instructed police he was in his business office at the adjacent Nelson Avenue residence that she owns when he read “bangs, a pause and then a handful of a lot more bangs,” in accordance to the law enforcement report.

The boyfriend advised law enforcement Wink afterwards said, “Lametta acquired in her confront or a thing,” so she shot him, the report mentioned. He also advised police Lametta was “a significant bully” and Wink “is afraid” of him, according to the report.

Through Friday’s arraignment, Manning named Wink “a hazard to society” and requested Choose John Blawie to elevate her bond to $2 million.

Lawyer Kevin Black, who represents Wink, mentioned the lethal shooting was an isolated incident and the court docket need to as a substitute think about a $200,000 bond or less.

Blawie finally held the bond at $1 million, wherever it experienced been at first set. If posted, Wink will be on dwelling arrest and necessary to use GPS checking, and deal with intensive probation products and services.

Wink did not publish bond on Friday.

Wink has been a longtime Norwalk resident and has served in a range of positions in the town. In addition to now serving as Republican deputy registrar, she served as metropolis clerk from 2009 to 2011.

In 2020, Wink ran for point out agent for the 137th District and lost to Democratic incumbent Chris Perone.