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2 Connecticut police officers killed were drawn into an ambush, officials say

By Associated Press

Oct. 13, 2022

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Authorities say two police officers who were shot dead in Connecticut were apparently drawn into an ambush by an emergency call about possible domestic violence.
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CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE VIA AP

This combo of images provided by the Connecticut State Police, show, from left, Bristol, Conn. Police Department Sgt. Dustin Demonte, Officer Alex Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato. Authorities said Thursday, Oct. 13, they believe that police officers Demonte and Hamzy, who were shot dead in Connecticut, had been drawn into an ambush by a 911 call about possible domestic violence. A third officer, Alec Iurato, was wounded but expected to recover.
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Bristol Police Officers Kevin Monahan, left, and Harrison Pollock walk along side a vehicle carrying a fallen officer as fellow officers from departments around the state salute at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn.
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Bristol Police officers console one another at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Police investigate the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Bristol Police Officer Seth Petzing wipes his eyes as he gathers with colleagues at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould salutes police vehicles in a procession carrying one of his fallen officers at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Police investigate the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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A Chaplain waits on scene as a vehicle arrives to transport an officer killed at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Police officers from towns across Connecticut stand at the scene where two police officers were killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Police officers from Bristol gather with other towns at the scene where two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. The officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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Connecticut State Police Sgt. Christine Jeltema speaks at a news conference about two police officers killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. Two police officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call in Connecticut, authorities said Thursday, amid an exceptionally violent week for officers across the country.
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State police remain at the scene of a shooting that killed two police officers and seriously injured a third in Bristol, Conn. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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LISA BACKUS/HEARST CONNECTICUT MEDIA VIA AP

Police respond the scene of a shooting in Bristol, Conn., before dawn Thursday, Oct. 13. Authorities in Connecticut say two officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call.
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Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould reacts as listens during a news conference about two police officers killed in his department, Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bristol, Conn. Authorities in Connecticut say two officers were fatally shot and a third wounded while responding to a domestic violence call.

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