Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Huntley Jackson
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/08/2024
Location : Terry Place
City : Bridgeport
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Bridgeport Police Department
Officer(s) : Marie Cetti, Jesse Jimenez, Maria Canhassi, and Jahmaine Mercer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bridgeport police were sent on a mental health welfare check for 45 year-old Huntley Jackson, who was reportedly in some sort of mental health crisis. Police found him on the porch with a knife. It is unknown how he was approached, but he allegedly stabbed an officer in the shoulder. A second officer shocked and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/bridgeport-police-shooting-video-huntley-jackson-19825810.php
Jebrell Conley
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : Splash Carwash at Orange Avenue
City : West Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven Police Department
Officer(s) : UCSP Sgt. Colin Richter, NHPD Sgt. Francisco Sanchez, NHPD Officer Michael Valente
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Haven Police shot and killed a man during an investigation of unknown type at the Splash Carwash in West Haven.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/09/19/police-respond-officer-involved-shooting-west-haven/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2024
Location : Armand Drive
City : Waterbury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Waterbury Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Waterbury PD were sent to an apartment on Waterbury Drive and found a 65-year-old man injured with gunshot wounds. Nearby, they found a 73-year-old man who had retreated. When police approached him, he died from suicide and the police do.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/gunshot-wound-victim-reported-in-waterbury/
Michael Brown
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/05/2024
Location : 150 Boston Post Rd
City : Milford
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Milford Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during violent arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Milford PD forcibly removed Michael Brown from his vehicle for shoplifting and engaged in a violent arrest during which the unarmed man died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/milford-police-officers-michael-brown-death-19512539.php
Michael Brown
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/05/2024
Location : Big Y
City : Milford
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Milford Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during/after arrest from unknown causes
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Brown had several old shoplifting warrants and was walking out of a store when arrested forcibly. He died during arrest from unknown causes. The bodycam video released ended just prior to his death without explanation why the most vital parts of the fatal arrest were not included.
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Jared Michael Billard
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2024
Location : Norwich Avenue
City : Colchester
County : New London
State : Connecticut
Agency : Colchester Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Colchester PD shot and killed an unidentified person during a disturbance call.
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Lawrence Byrd
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/31/2024
Location : Canal Street
City : Stamford
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Stamford Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lawrence Byrd allegedly killed a domestic partner in New York and fled. Stamford PD caught up with him in Stamford, CT. He shot and killed himself under police duress when police approached him for arrest.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/shooting-ramapo-rockland-county-inwood-drive/14375031/
Scott E. Kracke
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/14/2024
Location : I-691 Eastbound
City : Meriden
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : William Lucky Jr.
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by officer during road rage event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Connecticut corrections officer William Lucky Jr. was involved in a road rage event during which he fired 18 bullets at a fellow motorist who had annoyed him, killing him. He then drove off. He was arrested on $2.5 million bond.
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Novelle Nesmith
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/14/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Wethersfield
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Wethersfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wethersfield PD chased a car they believed to be stolen until it crashed into a house, killing one of the 3 juveniles in the car, injuring 2 others. PD chased a car they believed to be stolen until it crashed into a house, killing one of the 3 juveniles in the car, injuring 2 others.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/01/17/mother-speaks-out-after-teen-killed-crash/
Vaughn Tyree Anton Malloy
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/22/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Pawcatuck
County : New London
State : Connecticut
Agency : Pawcatuk PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man walked up during arrest and shot a police K9. Police fired at the man and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/video/2023/12/22/suspect-police-k9-killed-pawcatuck-officer-involved-shooting/
Amir Maalyjah Goodall-Reid
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/20/2023
Location : 589 Danbury Rd
City : Wilton
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Wilton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed after police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A gray SUV committed a hit-and-run and kept driving. Police found the SUV driving on 3 wheels and chased it. The vehicle allegedly got away on 3 wheels and police allegedly called off the chase. Then the vehicle crashed, killing the driver and sole occupant, Amir Maaliyjay Goodall-Reid.
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Jovan Washington
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/01/2023
Location : Terrace Ave
City : West Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : West Haven PD
Officer(s) : Alex Triscritti (shooter), Cody Bacon
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
West Haven PD arrived on Terrace Avenue on a domestic violence call and encountered Jovan Washington. Police got into a shootout with him and killed him. A police officer sustained a non-life-threatening leg injury. No more information has been released at this time.
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Robert Scott Brown
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/03/2023
Location : Tyrell Dr
City : Wolcott
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Wolcott PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Died from self-inflicted knife wounds
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wolcott PD arrived at a mental health crisis with a suicidal man who had cut his neck and was bleeding but was alive. The man allegedly did not comply with police commands, was tasered and then killed. It is not reported that any professional mental health help was ever made available before he was attacked and killed by police.
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Michael Strenk
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Prospect
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Prospect PD
Officer(s) : David Terni, Jonathan Slavin
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent on a call to check on a domestic disturbance. A window had been opened. Police entered and a woman told them “Mike did it”, referring to the window. Police found Michael Strenk in the kitchen holding an unknown type of kitchen knife. Officer Terni shot and killed him. No more information was initially released. The shooting was ruled a homicide by the coroner.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-connecticut/
Daniel DiCicco
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/19/2023
Location : 70 Whalehead Road
City : Gales Ferry
County : New London
State : Connecticut
Agency : New London PD, FBI
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ledyard PD arrived at 70 Whalehead Road, the residence of 47-year-old Daniel DiCicco for felony warrant for Failure to Appear on weapons-related charges. The origin and immediate context of this charge, and thereby also its significance, are unknown at this time as police presented the matter as a simple FTA warrant in the news while they seemingly staged a small war against DiCicco with obviously most relevant context of the situation not relayed to the public by police.
On 10/19/2023, “authorities” reported by media which were later revealed to be local police together with the FBI, arrived at 70 Whalehead Road, a sparsely populated heavily wooded area and multi-team fed+local police allegedly evacuated the few neighbors this address shows on sat view to exist. The reasons for a preemptive evacuation are unknown and appear out of context with the official explanation that they were picking up an FTA skip on a simple warrant. Authorities in New London, CT County state that a search warrant to look for “weapons-related” charges was issued. This triggered today’s raid. The only other thing local authorities said on behalf of the PD+FBI raid was: “When agents could safely enter the property, DiCicco was unconscious and declared dead.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/10/19/investigation-closes-part-road-ledyard/
Jamie Grant
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : Barber St
City : Hartford
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Hartford PD
Officer(s) : Brian Sulliman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
As police approached a car on Barber Street, a man raised a hand with a hand gun as police approached. Police engaged the man in a shootout and killed him. It is unknown why police targeted the still unidentified man leading up to this.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/video/2023/10/16/suspect-dead-after-shootout-with-hartford-police-officer/
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/officer-shoots-and-kills-armed-suspect-in-connecticut/
Donald Passmore
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : 100 block of N Airline Rd
City : Wallingford
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Wallingford PD
Officer(s) : Gordon McCaskill and Robert Bellucci
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wallingford PD were sent to a home where Donald Passmore, 62, was suicidal and needed help. When police entered, he seemed agitated, was lying in bed and argued with police. Police fired 10 shots and killed him in his bed. Police allege that he had a .22 nearby but he was not seen holding or reaching for a gun, only gesticulating angrily with his hands while lying in bed when shot and killed. Photo above moments before shots were fired. His hands are seen to be empty and waving at police in frustration. Bodycam is linked below.
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Jaime Grant alias "Frank White"
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : Westland+Barbour St
City : Hartford
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Hartford PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hartford PD targeted Jaime Grant for a previous weapons charge. He fled in a vehicle, then stopped and walked outside. Police allege that he began shooting. They shot and killed him. Awaiting BWC and other evidence to verify the official narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
ttps://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/hartford/family-man-killed-hartford-officer-speaks-out-new-video-releases/520-9560c18c-7bc1-4ae9-81d2-a6925937668c
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/hartford-police-shooting-jamie-grant-killed-18432858.php
Clint Greatorex
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : Porter Ave
City : Middlebury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Middlebury PD, Naugatuck PD, Waterbury PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Middlebury officers were seen speeding and getting out of their vehicles with guns in hand and ordered evacuation of an area. Naugatuck and Waterbury officers arrived in unknown numbers and started a siege upon a residence. The man was later found dead inside during the standoff, allegedly having committed suicide under police duress. The reason for the police arrival, length of time of the siege and details were not disclosed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/10/12/area-middlebury-evacuated-amid-standoff/
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/middlebury-clint-greatorex-porter-ave-standoff-18428713.php
Katherine Colon
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : Lexington St
City : New Britain
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Britain PD
Officer(s) : Connor Reinsch
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Katherine Colon was crossing a street in New Britain on foot when she was hit and killed by a New Britain police cruiser. Significant damage was visible to the police cruiser and there are unanswered questions where the officer was going, whether it was a dire emergency and what his speed had been.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/state-police-investigating-crash-in-new-britain/3109045/
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/09/22/new-britain-neighborhood-remembers-woman-struck-killed-by-officer/
Mike Alexander Garcia
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/08/2023
Location : New Britain Ave+New Hart Ave
City : West Hartford
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : West Hartford PD
Officer(s) : K9 officer Andrew Teeter
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed after police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mike Alexander Garcia allegedly stole a car. Police chased him and put stop sticks down on New Britain. The car crashed as a result and he ran into other businesses and he tried to take a car from Town Fair Tire. Police chased him to Town Fair Tire where he fought with an employee inside the bay of the establishment. The officer opened the door, pushed his K9 inside. The K9 is seen on BWC in the passenger seat, tearing at his arms. The sound has been muted on BWC during a continuous dog mauling inside of a car. The officer then climbed into the car with Garcia. Garcia’s vehicle jolted into motion with the dog still attacking him and vehicle bumped into a police cruiser and a civilian’s car while trying to escape the police violence. He ran into a telephone pole and police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/08/08/police-investigation-underway-new-britain-avenue-west-hartford/
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-connecticut/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvs-CDLHdAc
https://www.wlox.com/video/2023/08/14/family-suspect-killed-by-police-speaks-out/
Tommie Jackson
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/26/2023
Location : Wire Mill Rd
City : Stamford
County : Stamford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Stamford PD
Officer(s) : Zachary Lockwood
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police cruiser in front of his house
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pastor Tommie Jackson was in front of his home checking his mail when he was hit and killed by a Stamford PD police cruiser.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/video/2023/07/27/video-stamford-police-cruiser-involved-pedestrian-death/
https://www.live5news.com/video/2023/07/27/pastor-struck-killed-by-stamford-police-officer/
Austin “Stin” Stefano
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Nevers+Graham Rd
City : Windsor
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Windsor PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Windsor police were chasing an Audi sedan for a simple traffic violation, claim they stopped the chase but the vehicle was found crashed with the driver dead later. Police left it unclear whether they had been actively chasing him when he crashed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/man-killed-in-south-windsor-crash/3064977/
Chenelle Edwards
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/26/2023
Location : Allen Hill Rd
City : Brooklyn
County : Windham
State : Connecticut
Agency : Connecticut State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A car carrying five passengers “failed to stop” at the intersection of Allen Hill Road and Route 205, was chased and after running the light, the car struck a tree and rolled off the road and down a nearby embankment. Chenelle Edwards died in the crash.
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Elijah Joseph Vallier
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Interstate 84
City : Southington
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Norwalk PD
Officer(s) : Shannon Sherry
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elijah Joseph Vallier was driving a pickup truck when an off-duty officer lost control over his vehicle, drove across 3 lanes and hit and killed Vallier. It is unknown what happened to cause this.
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Tim Yergeau
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/11/2023
Location : Unknown
City : New Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress during child porn arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Haven PD’s Special Victims Unit investigating the child pornography case broke down the door of Yergeau’s neighbor and handcuffed the woman before realizing they raided had the wrong apartment. On second attempt, they broke down another door, this time the home of Tim Yergeau, their original target for arrest for child porn. Tim Yergeau committed suicide under police duress when police entered.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/tim-yergeau-long-wharf-new-haven-police-raid-17892772.php
Bianca Colon-Hernandez
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/03/2023
Location : Hartford Turnpike+Bolton Rd
City : Vernon
County : Tolland
State : Connecticut
Agency : Manchester PD
Officer(s) : Andre Lisee
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by collision with cruiser on call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bianca Colon-Hernandez was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her fiancé who also had a baby in the car. The officer was responding to a call with lights and sirens on when the police vehicle collided with the vehicle, killing her and injuring her child.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/serious-crash-closes-route-30-in-vernon-2/3006295/
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/new-video-of-crash-that-killed-springfield-teacher/
Benjamin Payton
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Sage Dr
City : Waterbury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Waterbury PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : ——————
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Benjamin Payton was a 17-year-old high school student at Crosby High School whom Waterbury police saw him in a stolen car around noon parked on Sage Drive. Police apprehended the driver, whom they identified as a 14-year-old boy. Another occupant, a 16-year-old boy, was also taken into custody. Benny Payton ran into Lakewood Lake and was found drowned later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/03/29/teen-drowns-while-trying-run-waterbury-police/
Nicholas Brutcher 1 of 3
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/12/2022
Location : 310 Redstone Hill Rd
City : Bristol
County : Hardford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Bristol PD
Officer(s) : Alec Lurato, Alex Hamzy, Dustin Demonte
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nicholas Brutcher allegedly called 911 to bring police to his home. He opened fire on them, killing 2 officers and injuring a third. The third officer shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.4029tv.com/article/police-officers-shot-bristol-connecticut/41609572
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bristol-officer-justified-fatally-shooting-213300158.html
Ryan Marzi
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/24/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Canterbury
County : Windham
State : Connecticut
Agency : Connecticut State Police
Officer(s) : Desmond Stimson, Jessie Rai
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died several days after extensive touring by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryan Marzi died after an encounter with Connecticut State Police officers on August 24, 2022, in Canterbury, Connecticut. Marzi, 38, had been involved in a domestic violence incident, and officers were dispatched to respond. When Trooper Desmond Stimson and Trooper Trainee Jessie L. Rainville arrived, Marzi attempted to flee into a vehicle. A physical struggle ensued, and during the altercation, Marzi was tasered by Rainville after refusing to comply with the officers' commands.The struggle, which lasted for several minutes, involved Marzi stating that he had sustained a broken leg, and he repeatedly expressed his inability to comply with the officers' demands. After being tasered, Marzi was eventually handcuffed, but he remained in distress. He died four days later, on August 28, 2022, in Hebron, and the medical examiner ruled the cause of death a homicide, citing the injury Marzi sustained during the arrest.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ryan-marzi-ct-death-state-police-rainville-taser-19857123.php
Ryan Lee Marzi
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/24/2022
Location : Residence in Canterbury
City : Canterbury
County : Windham
State : Connecticut
Agency : Connecticut State Police
Officer(s) : Jessie Rainville, Desmond Stimson
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Connecticut State trooper arrived at Ryan Marzi’s home after a call from someone in the home that Marzi had prevented them from leaving. A second officer arrived and found the first responding officer allegedly injured on the ground, at which point the second officer tased Marzi an unknown number of times. Marzi was hospitalized and then released but died 4 days later in his sleep. He had been unarmed when assaulted by police.
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Brenton Chambers
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/04/2022
Location :
City : Norwich
County : New London
State : Connecticut
Agency : Norwich PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event : Died in police custody after arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The state Office of Inspector General is investigating after a man who was in Norwich police custody died in a holding cell on Feb. 4, 2022.