15 February, 2015
A little after 10am Saturday Morning a shooting was reported in the back lot of Milford's Holiday Inn Express. Investigators determined shots were fired from 2 men. The alleged instigator Thomas E. Coburn III of Hopkinton (51 Years Old) was pronounced dead at Milford Hospital of what appeared to be suicide. Christian Nealon of Hopkinton (48 Years Old) was also armed and shot. Nealon was flown by medical helicopter to UMASS Medical Center in Worcester and stabilized.
According to reports Coburn confronted Nealon and a woman followed by an exchange of gun shots. Nealon and the woman then retreated to the main lobby to report the shooting and get medical help. Coburn was found in his car with an apparent self inflicted gun shot wound. The woman at the scene escaped unharmed. Milford Police said they recovered two guns from the scene. The shooting is believed to have been fueled by a romantic conflict.
(Photo Courtesy: Milford Police Department)
