Two police officers were killed and another was seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting in Bristol, Connecticut late Wednesday night, Connecticut State Police announced.
All three officers were members of the Bristol Police Department. Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould identified the fallen officers as Sgt. Dustin Demonte, 35, and deputy Alex Hamzy, 34, in a Thursday morning press conference.
Demonte is survived by his wife, Laura, and two children. Demonte and his wife were expecting a third child in the coming months. Hamzy is survived by his wife, Katie.
The third officer, Alec Iurato, is in the hospital and has had surgery for a severe gunshot wound.
Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont ordered the U.S. and state flags to be lowered across the state Thursday morning.
“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. These officers are heroes and will always be remembered for the honorable service they provided to their town and their state,” Lamont said in a statement. “
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Officer Alec Iurato, right, with Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould, left. (Bristol Police Department.)
The scene outside a Connecticut hospital where one police officer is fighting for his life after two others were shot in Bristol. (WTIC)
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Police say officers were responding to reports of a domestic dispute between two brothers. The officers arrived to find one brother outside the home, and at least one of the brothers opened fire. The shooter was killed at the scene.
State police asked for prayers for the families of the fallen officers and for the officer who has been hospitalized.
Slain Bristol Police officer Dustin Demonte. (Connecticut State Police).
(Connecticut State Police)
Slain Bristol police officer Alex Hamzy. (Connecticut State Police).
(Connecticut State Police)
At least one witness of the incident reported hearing two long bursts of gunfire before state police responded to the area.
“We just, like, hearing the gunshots like ‘pop pop pop pop pop pop’ up and stop, and then stop for maybe 30 seconds and then another round ‘pop pop pop pop pop’ and then it just stopped. And then [we] started hearing sirens and everything else,” Ted Krawiec, an eyewitness, told Channel 3.
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