Fairfield police getting tips in investigate of teen's death

FAIRFIELD, Conn.—Fairfield police say they're getting a lot of help in their investigation into the shooting death of a teenager last week.

Police say they have gotten several leads in their investigation into the death of 17-year-old Kyle Reid Schneider.

Schneider, a junior at Fairfield Warde High School, was found bleeding and unresponsive at his Congress Street home by his father last Thursday evening. He died of a gunshot wound to the head in what police have ruled a homicide.

Capt. Garry MacNamara says the department is encouraged by the response it's already received from the public.

He says the department is getting a lot of phone calls and people are sharing information.

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Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com