The two officers were gunned down outside a home where they had responded to a call about possible domestic violence that authorities said appeared to be a deliberate act to lure police there.
BRISTOL, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer who was wounded in an apparent ambush that killed two of his fellow officers fired the shot that killed the attacker, police said.
Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were gunned down outside a home where they had responded to a 911 call about possible domestic violence that authorities said appeared to be a deliberate act to lure police there.Bristol Police officers console one another at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn.
This combo of images provided by the Connecticut State Police, show, from left, Bristol, Conn. Police Department Sgt. Dustin Demonte, Officer Alex Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato. Authorities said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, they believe that police officers Demonte and Hamzy, who were shot dead in Connecticut, had been drawn into an ambush by a 911 call about possible domestic violence. A third officer, Alec Iurato, was wounded but expected to recover.
Hamzy, 34, worked eight years for his hometown police force. Like Demonte, he was an adviser to a police cadet program.
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