Inspector General’s office releases report of Oct. 12, 2022 ambush

The Memorial for Lt. Dustin Demonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy at the Bristol Police Station, Oct. 18, 2022. | Laura Bailey

Posted By: David Fortier June 27, 2024

The Office of the Inspector General in Connecticut released its report on the Oct. 12, 2022, incident that resulted in the ambush of three Bristol police officers, with two succumbing to their injuries.

The 66-page report reviews in painstaking detail the events that led to the confrontation and shooting.

On the evening of the shooting, three Bristol officers, Lt. Dustin DeMonte, Sgt. Alex Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato were dispatched to respond to a call from a home on Redstone Hill Road.

While they were at the front door of the home, the shooter approached from the rear with an AR-15-style rifle and Glock 9mm handgun unleashing over 80 rounds and hitting all three officers, confirmed in the report.

Iurato, although hit in the leg, was able to escape further injury and eventually shot and killed the shooter. Both Hamzy and DeMonte were incapacitated and then the subject of several more shots at close range while on the ground, also according to the report.

The report can be obtained by clicking here.

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