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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/19/2026

Location : Claudia Drive

City : Stratford

County : Fairfield

State : Connecticut

Agency : Stratford Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/19/2026, Stratford Police Department officers responded to a residence on Claudia Drive for a reported mental health crisis involving an adult male. Police restricted access to the area and deployed the department’s Special Response Team during an hours-long standoff. Around 4:30 p.m., officers found the man dead inside the home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police stated no other people were inside the residence and said there was no threat to the public during the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/stratford-standoff-man-found-dead-claudia-dr-22268342.php
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/stratford-standoff-man-found-dead-claudia-dr-22268342.php
https://connecticut.news12.com/2026/05/20/police-1-dead-following-stratford-standoff-that-began-as-a-mental-health-crisis/