3 Conn. officers shot near ESPN building; 2 dead, 1 seriously injured
Two police officers were killed in a shooting in Bristol, Conn., Wednesday evening while a third suffered major injuries.
Described by the Connecticut State Police as an officer-involved shooting, the incident occurred close to the headquarters of ESPN, near Birch Street and Redstone Hill Road. Information about the shooting is still being collected and a press conference will be scheduled, state police said in a tweet.
A procession is occurring now where the 2 Bristol officers who tragically lost their lives will be escorted from Bristol Hospital to the OCME in Farmington. They will be traveling on Route 6 then to Route 4.— CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) October 13, 2022
By 6:58 a.m. on Thursday, a procession was underway for the two officers being escorted from Bristol Hospital to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, a follow-up tweet read.
The names of the victims have not yet been released.
