Bristol Police Department, Connecticut
End of Watch Wednesday, October 12, 2022
DUSTIN DEMONTE
Sergeant Dustin Demonte and Police Officer Alex Hamzy were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home on Redstone Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 pm.
Officers had responded to a business earlier in the evening in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the man a summons and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene the man opened fire on them from the front yard.
Officer Hamzy and Sergeant Demonte were both fatally wounded while a third officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
Sergeant Demonte had served with the Bristol Police Department for 10 years. He is survived by his expectant wife and two children.