There is a television station in Bristol, Connecticut. In agony due to a gunshot wound from an ambush that had just killed two colleagues, a Connecticut police officer's body cam shows him hobbling back behind a police car and firing a single bullet at the suspect. The shot was not life threatening.
Officer Alec Iurato said "Shots fired, shots fired, more cars, send everyone" in the body camera footage. The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the shooting in the town of Bristol.
According to the inspector general's office, Iurato, DeMonte and Hamzy went to the house after receiving a call for help. The call was made by a man.
They told Nathan to leave the house after speaking to him at a door. He opened fire on the officers from behind, shooting more than 80 rounds.
Iurato was wounded in the leg but died of multiple gunshots to his head and torso.
Iurato's body camera footage shows him breathing heavily and screaming in pain as he walks around the house.
Anguished screams can be heard through the residential street. It was not known who was yelling.
At least two dozen gunshots rang out as Iurato reached the police car.
Iurato's face is reflected in the cruiser's window as he prepares to shoot his weapon. Iurato radios in that the suspect is down after someone yells "He's down"
The man died from a gunshot wound to the neck. The brother was wounded as well.
Iurato's shooting was justified, according to the inspector general.
Iurato was discharged from the hospital on Thursday.
Although they said earlier that it looked like the officers were lured to the scene with the emergency call, authorities still don't know what happened. The segment from Iurato's camera that shows the ambush has not been released.
Demonte was an officer for 10 years. The man had worked for eight years. They are expected to be buried in the next week.
Bristol is home to about 60,000 people and to the sports network.
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