Charges Unlikely in Shooting Death of Connecticut Trooper

The Maine man who shot and killed a Connecticut State Police trooper during a hunting trip in southwestern Texas will likely not face charges, according to authorities in that state.

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office investigator Robert Sifuentes said the shooting death of TFC Stephen Davis, 50, was accidental, and 74-year-old Alvin Chase, Sr., who fired the fatal round, is unlikely to be charged, according to the Portland Press Herald.

“After I spoke with the medical examiner, we agreed it was accidental,” Sifuentes said. “They decided to go stalking. Mr. Davis flanked around trying to spook what he thought were hogs.”

Davis was shot once through the chest and died shortly thereafter.

An East Catholic High School graduate who lived with his wife and daughter in Hebron, Davis spent 27 years with the Connecticut State Police, including time as the Tolland Resident Trooper.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in the Church of the Holy Family, 185 Church St., Hebron. Family and friends may call at the Church of the Holy Family on Friday, Feb. 12 from 3-7 p.m.

Click here for TFC Davis’ full obituary from Mulryan Funeral Home.

Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Police