Crime & Safety
1 Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Bristol: Police
The Office of the Inspector General is investigating an officer-involved shooting.
BRISTOL, CT — The Office of the Inspector General is investigating an officer-involved shooting.
At 8:30 p.m. Friday, Bristol Police Officers responded to a residence in the Chippens Hill section of Bristol for a well-being check.
"During the course of the investigation, an officer was forced to discharge his firearm, fatally striking the subject," police said in a news release.
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The scene is contained, and there is no ongoing threat, police said.
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