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Two police officers killed, one seriously injured in ‘ambush’ shooting in Bristol [CT]
Bristol police responded to 310 Redstone Hill Rd. for a reported possible domestic violence incident between two siblings before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Christine Jeltema of the Connecticut State Police.
When officers arrived, one suspect, identified as Nicholas Brutcher, 35, was outside of the residence with what witnesses were calling a semi-automatic weapon and shots were fired, fatally wounding Hamzy on the scene, while two other officers were also shot. DeMonte was taken to Bristol Hospital, where he died.
[A neighbor] alleged that he heard Nicholas Brutcher — who he described as a normal, family man — tell his brother he was going “to go shoot up” a local bar. [Other reporting shows that the shooter was unruly at a bar, and police were summoned and he was given a citation in the hours before the murders.]
Nicholas Brutcher, Rodriguez alleged, was dressed in army fatigues and holding a large rifle with a high-capacity magazine attached to it.
His brother told him he wouldn’t let him do that and tried to hold him down, but Nicholas Brutcher shot him [nonfatally], he alleged.
Rodriguez said he then watched Nicholas Brutcher sit down on the steps outside of his house. When the first police vehicle pulled up, Nicholas Brutcher fired as soon as the officer opened the door. The glass shattered on the window and the door was left open.
”He ambushed them, they didn’t even have a chance,” he said.
[Shooter is also dead; not clear if it was self-inflicted.]
North Carolina: Five dead in Raleigh mass shooting
Five people including an off-duty police officer have been shot dead with several injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials say.
Police say a suspect has been arrested.
The shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital, the city's mayor said.
A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant Jason Borneo said it would probably "come to bear" in the coming days.
The gunman, a "white male juvenile", was taken into custody, Mr Borneo said.
Bristol police responded to 310 Redstone Hill Rd. for a reported possible domestic violence incident between two siblings before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Christine Jeltema of the Connecticut State Police.
When officers arrived, one suspect, identified as Nicholas Brutcher, 35, was outside of the residence with what witnesses were calling a semi-automatic weapon and shots were fired, fatally wounding Hamzy on the scene, while two other officers were also shot. DeMonte was taken to Bristol Hospital, where he died.
[A neighbor] alleged that he heard Nicholas Brutcher — who he described as a normal, family man — tell his brother he was going “to go shoot up” a local bar. [Other reporting shows that the shooter was unruly at a bar, and police were summoned and he was given a citation in the hours before the murders.]
Nicholas Brutcher, Rodriguez alleged, was dressed in army fatigues and holding a large rifle with a high-capacity magazine attached to it.
His brother told him he wouldn’t let him do that and tried to hold him down, but Nicholas Brutcher shot him [nonfatally], he alleged.
Rodriguez said he then watched Nicholas Brutcher sit down on the steps outside of his house. When the first police vehicle pulled up, Nicholas Brutcher fired as soon as the officer opened the door. The glass shattered on the window and the door was left open.
”He ambushed them, they didn’t even have a chance,” he said.
[Shooter is also dead; not clear if it was self-inflicted.]
North Carolina: Five dead in Raleigh mass shooting
Five people including an off-duty police officer have been shot dead with several injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials say.
Police say a suspect has been arrested.
The shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital, the city's mayor said.
A motive is yet to be established, but Raleigh Police Lieutenant Jason Borneo said it would probably "come to bear" in the coming days.
The gunman, a "white male juvenile", was taken into custody, Mr Borneo said.
