Police Identify Brewster Man as Danbury Homicide Victim

DANBURY, CT — Police have identified a Brewster, NY, man as the man shot dead Wednesday at a Danbury townhouse community.

Jason James Lowry Hoffman, 33, of Allen Road, has been identified as the victim of Wednesday’s early morning homicide on Hancock Drive in The Maples section of the Sterling Woods condominium complex.

"We really do not know what led up (to the homicide)," Detective Lt. Mark Williams said Thursday. "But we know that he was visiting a friend at that location."

Police found a pistol at the scene of the shooting, according to Williams, which might provide more clues as to the identity of the assailant.

Hoffman's body was discovered by emergency personnel shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, and underwent an autopsy by the state Medical Examiner's Office Thursday morning. The medical examiner has classified the manner of death to be a homicide and the cause of death to be a gunshot to the upper torso, according to police.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the Danbury Police Department TIPS Line at 203-790-8477 or the Detective Bureau at 203-797-4662.