Demonte and Officer Hamzy who died as heroes responding bravely to the most dangerous and volatile of emergency calls," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said in a statement. "Today is a tragic day for our state, for the Bristol community, and for the families of Sgt. "This continues to be an active situation, and I’ve directed DESPP Commissioner James Rovella and the Connecticut State Police to support the Bristol Police Department and greater community in every way they can."Īn investigation by the state attorney general's office and Connecticut State Police is ongoing. "These officers are heroes and will always be remembered for the honorable service they provided to their town and their state," Lamont added.
"This is a devastating reminder of the dangers that police officers face every day to protect our families and neighbors from all kinds of situations. "I also ask the residents of Connecticut to keep in their prayers a third officer who was shot while responding to this emergency and is currently in the hospital with serious injuries," the Democrat said. The Democrat called their line-of-duty deaths a "senseless tragedy," saying, "My prayers are with their families, loved ones and fellow officers." Ned Lamont ordered all flags lowered to half-staff in honor of the killed officers. We ask your thoughts and prayers be with the families, the officer and all those impacted.- CT State Police October 13, 2022Ĭonnecticut State Police said a procession was held early Thursday to take the officers' bodies from the hospital to the medical examiner's office in Farmington. UPDATE: 2 officers were fatally shot and 1 is with serious injuries. "We lost two exceptional Bristol police officers and a third was seriously injured as a result of senseless violence."Ī sprawling, multi-agency law enforcement presence was evident at the scene through the night.Ĭonnecticut State Police tweeted developments as the situation unfolded, announcing a police-involved shooting, then saying three officers had been shot - and finally, that two of them had been killed. "Words cannot express the sadness and grief that brings me before you this morning," Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould said.
The surviving officer has been identified as Alec Iurato. Hamzy was pronounced dead at the Redstone Hill Road scene. Dustin Demonte, a father of two with a baby on the way, and officer Alex Hamzy with their department. Police in Bristol, a suburban city in Hartford County about 20 miles southwest of the capital and 100 miles northeast of New York City, identified the slain officers at a press conference as Sgt. His brother, Nathan, was also shot during the incident and taken to a hospital. Police identified the suspect as 35-year-old Nicholas Brutcher, who was shot dead.
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