The untimely death of a female insurance company executive found injured Thursday alongside Iron Horse Boulevard in Simsbury, Connecticut, has been ruled a homicide, according to the state medical examiner's office.
According to police, Melissa Millan, 54, of Simsbury, was found lying on Iron Horse Boulevard between Phelps Lane and Pent Road around 8 p.m. Thursday. An ambulance rushed her to Saint Francis Hospital, where she died a short time later.
The cause of death is "stab wound of chest," an employee of the medical examiner's office told NBC Connecticut.
Millan was a senior vice president at MassMutual Insurance, according to a spokesperson for the company.