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IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting
IDs Released For Officers Involved In Fatal Danbury Shooting The identities have been released for the two police officers who encountered an armed man at an apartment complex last month and ended up shooting and killing him, as well as wounding his mother. Regina Guss and Alex Relyea have been identified as the Danbury Police officers involved in the shooting death of Paul Arbitelle, 45, of Danbury, and wounding his mother, Linda Arbitelle, after he threatened them with a knife, said the Connecticut State Police. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 29, when the two officers responded to the area of the Glen Apartments…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury This story has been updated. A man familiar to police was fatally shot and killed by a Danbury officer at an area senior housing complex has been identified.  Paul Arbitelle was the man shot and killed in after pulling a knife on officers, according to state police.  His last known address was on Coal Pit Road in Danbury. The News-Times named Arbitelle’s mother, Linda, as the person wounded by the gunfire outside the apartments. She is reportedly being treated at Danbury Hospital, but her condition is not known. Arbitelle was shot around 9:15 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, after Danbu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say
Cop Was 'In Imminent Danger' During Officer-Involved Shooting, Danbury Police Say The police officer who fatally shot a man at a senior residence complex late Saturday in Danbury was "in imminent, life-threatening danger and acted in self-defense," police said in a statement. Danbury police officers responded to the Glen Apartment Complex on Memorial Drive in Danbury for the report of a suspicious man around 9:15 p.m. on Dec.29. Upon arrival, officers observed a white male wielding a knife walking around the exterior of the property.  After a brief confrontation with the man, one of the officers deployed his taser on the male, but it was ineffect…

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by Joe Lombardi