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Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Hartford Police Has Died Update: Steven Jones, the 55-year-old man who was shot while wielding a knife at Hartford police last week, has died of his injuries just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at Saint Francis Hospital, the Office of Inspector General said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy.  The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.  Original: The Connecticut Office of Inspector General released its preliminary findings on a police shooting that unfolded in the middle of a Hartford street along busy Blue Hills Avenue and left a 55-year-old man in critical con…

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by Josh Lanier
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Second Hartford Police Shooting In A Week Leaves Man Critical, Shuts Down Busy Street Second Hartford Police Shooting In A Week Leaves Man Critical, Shuts Down Busy Street
Second Hartford Police Shooting In A Week Leaves Man Critical, Shuts Down Busy Street A man carrying a knife was shot by Connecticut police on Friday morning, Feb. 27, temporarily shutting down part of a major roadway. It is the second Hartford police shooting in a week. The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. in the 600 block of Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford, according to police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. Boisvert said officers responded to a report of a “suicidal man” holding a knife. When officers arrived, the man refused to drop the weapon. Related: Family Of Man Shot, Killed By Hartford Police After He Pulled Knife On Officers Threatens Lawsuit Police tried to stop him with…

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by Josh Lanier
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Watch: Stolen Box Truck Rams CT Police SUV, Other Vehicles In Wild Chase Caught On Camera Watch: Stolen Box Truck Rams CT Police SUV, Other Vehicles In Wild Chase Caught On Camera
Watch: Stolen Box Truck Rams CT Police SUV, Other Vehicles In Wild Chase Caught On Camera Newly released body camera footage shows the moment a 29-year-old Connecticut man in a stolen box truck crashes into a police SUV and several parked cars during a high-speed police chase, officials said. Dante Walton has been charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, and assault on a police officer following the April 23 chase, Waterbury police said. A contractor contacted police after someone stole their box truck in the 100 block of South Main Street. The body camera footage begins when officers spot the vehicle on Watertown Avenue, where the c…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (VIDEO) Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (VIDEO)
Bodycam Footage Shows Hartford Police Shoot Armed Man In SUV (Video) Officials have released bodycam footage in an officer-involved shooting that left a 48-year-old man in critical condition following an altercation over the weekend, officials said. The Office of Inspector General announced Tuesday, Dec. 3, that it is investigating the shooting, which occurred Saturday night in Hartford, involving 48-year-old Alexander Garay. The incident began around 8:15 p.m. when police responded to 911 calls of a man, later identified as Alexander Garay, brandishing a gun at 730 Maple Ave, authorities said. Garay sped away before officers arrived, according to a new…

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by Josh Lanier