AĀ detective lieutenant of the Leyden (MA) Police Department, who lived in Springfield, was killed Sunday morning in a parachuting accident at Ellington Airport in Connecticut.
James Hansmann, 62, suffered serious injuries when heĀ experienced a hard landing, according to New Haven ABC affiliate WTNH.
HeĀ was treated on scene and then taken by helicopter to Hartford Hospital, where he later died, MassLive.com reports.
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