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A 3rd serviceman was earnestly wounded successful the shooting successful Bristol, Conn., which came arsenic the officers were responding to a home unit call, the authorities said.
Oct. 13, 2022Updated 8:02 a.m. ET
Two constabulary officers were killed and different was earnestly wounded portion responding to a home unit telephone successful Bristol, Conn., the authorities said aboriginal Thursday.
Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut identified the 2 dormant officers arsenic members of the Bristol Police Department. Ordering flags successful the authorities lowered to half-staff, helium called the shooting a “devastating” reminder of the dangers that constabulary officers look to protect.
The shooting occurred precocious Wednesday successful a residential vicinity successful the Redstone Hill Road country of Bristol, a municipality successful cardinal Connecticut astir 80 miles northeast of New York City, the tv presumption WFSB reported.
One witnesser told an NBC reporter astatine the country that helium heard aggregate rounds of gunshots and aboriginal heard a chopper implicit the area.
The Connecticut State Police planned a quality league for Thursday morning, but provided fewer different details astir the shooting.
“We are inactive moving diligently to stitchery close accusation from our investigators and each that are involved,” the authorities constabulary said.
Around 7 a.m., a motorcade of constabulary vehicles, with exigency lights flashing, silently accompanied the 2 killed officers from Bristol Hospital to the aesculapian examiner’s bureau successful Farmington connected Thursday morning.
Hurubie Meko and Jenny Gross contributed reporting.
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