The gunman who killed 2 Connecticut officers and wounded another fired over 80 shots, report says - CNN

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A antheral who authorities accidental lured officers to a deadly onslaught fired implicit 80 rounds astatine constabulary earlier helium was killed by a wounded officer, the Connecticut inspector general’s bureau said.

Bristol constabulary Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were responding to a home unit telephone Wednesday nighttime erstwhile they were changeable and killed, constabulary said. Officer Alec Iurato was wounded.

Authorities judge the gunman, 35-year-old Nicholas Brutcher, was the idiosyncratic who made the home unit telephone to 911, the inspector general’s report said.

Connecticut State Police said his brother, 32-year-old Nathan Brutcher, was besides astatine the scene.

“Officers went to the broadside doorway of the location and spoke to Nathan Brutcher,” the study said. “As Nathan Brutcher stepped out, gunfire erupted. Nicholas Brutcher fired good implicit eighty rounds attacking the officers from behind, fatally shooting some Sergeant Demonte and Officer Hamzy, and wounding Officer Iurato.”

Despite getting changeable successful the leg, “Officer Iurato was capable to marque his mode astir the location and backmost to a Bristol Police Department cruiser,” the study said. “From that vantage point, helium fired 1 changeable striking and sidesplitting Nicholas Brutcher.”

Iurato’s usage of deadly unit appears to beryllium justified, the inspector general’s bureau said.

Connecticut State Police are investigating the shooting. The bureau said the 911 telephone appeared to beryllium “a deliberate enactment to lure instrumentality enforcement to the scene.”

All 3 of the officers’ assemblage cameras captured the shooting. But to respect the victims’ privacy, the inspector wide released lone part of the video from Iurato’s bodycam footage.

“Shots fired. Shots fired. More cars. Send everyone,” the wounded serviceman says arsenic idiosyncratic screams successful the background. “Officer shot, serviceman shot.”

A barrage of what sounds similar gunfire follows. Iurato takes screen down a parked conveyance and fires toward a driveway.

At slightest 54 instrumentality enforcement officers person been killed by intentional gunfire successful 2022, according to the Officer Down Memorial Fund website.

A time aft Demonte and Hamzy were killed successful Connecticut, Las Vegas Officer Truong Thai was killed portion responding to a home disturbance telephone Thursday, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

The Las Vegas Police Protective Association said Thai was a 23-year constabulary veteran.

“Not lone was Officer Thai a protector of our community, helium was a father, a son, and a brother,” the national said. “These senseless acts of unit are becoming each excessively communal successful our society.”

Las Vegas constabulary arrested the fishy soon aft the shooting. Monday, Assistant Sheriff Andrew Walsh said the limb that killed Thai was an AK-47 pistol.

On Wednesday, 3 Philadelphia SWAT officers were wounded successful a shooting portion trying to service a warrant connected a homicide suspect, constabulary said.

After knocking connected a door, the SWAT squad was “immediately met by gunfire,” said Philadelphia First Deputy Police Commissioner John Stanford.

A shootout ensued, and the fishy was killed. The 3 wounded officers are expected to recover, Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said.

Nationwide, the fig of constabulary officers intentionally killed successful the enactment of work reached a 20-year high past year, according to FBI data.

Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould became visibly affectional describing his 2 officers killed.

“We mislaid 2 exceptional Bristol constabulary officers. And a 3rd was earnestly injured arsenic a effect of senseless violence,” Gould said Thursday.

Demonte, 35, was besides a schoolhouse assets serviceman astatine 2 Bristol schools and an advisor for the Bristol constabulary explorer cadet program, the main said.

“Throughout his career, helium has received respective awards, including the metallic star, serviceman of the month, and co-recipient for serviceman of the twelvemonth successful 2019,” Gould said.

Demonte is survived by his wife, 2 children “and 1 connected the way,” the main said.

Hamzy, 34, was besides an advisor for the constabulary explorer cadet program.

“Throughout his career, helium received galore letters of commendations and recognition,” Gould said.

Hamzy is survived by his wife, parents and 2 sisters.

Iurato, 26, underwent country for a “severe gunshot coiled and is presently recovering,” the constabulary main said Thursday.

Gould said the Bristol officers epitomized bravery successful policing, conscionable similar truthful galore officers bash each day.

“They answered a telephone to duty, and they responded without hesitation,” helium said. “And that’s what they did each nighttime earlier that. And that’s what each our officers bash and volition proceed to do.”