IG report: 2023 officer-involved shooting in New London was justified
NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — The Office of the Inspector General has ruled that the use of deadly force by police officers in a 2023 incident in New London was justified.
Connecticut Office of Inspector General investigating officer-involved shooting in New London
On Nov. 26, 2023, three New London police officers shot and wounded Christopher Nolan, a 42-year-old Black man at the Clarion Inn in New London after responding to a report of a shot being fired from a second-floor window.
Officers arrived at Nolan's room to find him standing behind a curtain near the window and told him to show his hands. Nolan allegedly responded to police by saying 'I'll shoot' multiple times.
When he raised his right hand up, an officer said that they observed Nolan holding a revolver and pointing it in their direction. The three officers — Joseph Nott III, Seth Bolduc and Anna Agnew — then allegedly shot at and wounded Nolan. Police later recovered a loaded revolver from the windowsill of the room.
The Inspector General's office said that the officers shot at Nolan in response to what they perceived to be an imminent threat against them, and therefore their use of deadly force was reasonable and justified under Connecticut law.
The report continues by saying that Nolan still refused to obey commands from officers after being shot. Nott III then used his taser on Nolan, causing him to fall to the floor.
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