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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
West Haven police officer justified in 2023 fatal shooting, inspector general says
The video above, released in December of 2023, shows body camera footage of the incident. WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A West Haven police officer's use of deadly force on a man in 2023 was deemed justified by the Office of the Inspector General, according to a report released Thursday. The inspector general found officer Alex Triscritti was confronted with 'a sudden, unexpected, and dangerous situation' when Jovan Washington reached under his mattress and grabbed a handgun, then shot another officer in the leg. Office of Inspector General releases body cam footage of officer-involved shooting in West Haven 'I am frank to admit that I cannot understand why Jovan Washington would grab a gun and fire it at police. I suppose it was an act of desperation of some kind. Given the threat he posed, however, Officer Triscritti's actions were appropriate and necessary to eliminate that threat,' Inspector General Robert J. Devlin, Jr. said in the report. The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2023, when police responded to a domestic complaint at an apartment on Terrace Avenue. Officers spoke with a woman who said 33-year-old Washington attempted to strangle her and would not let her leave the apartment. The Price of Life: The battle with health providers to keep their loved ones alive Body camera showed officers go into a bedroom to speak with Washington, telling him he was going to be taken into custody and asking him if he wanted to put on a pair of pants. Washington got out of bed, moved toward a closet and suddenly turned to reach for a gun under the mattress, authorities said. A struggle ensued, and Washington fired one shot, striking Officer Cody Bacon in the leg. Triscritti then fired multiple rounds, striking Washington. Washington was pronounced dead at a hospital. Bacon was released from the hospital the next day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Hartford man arrested in illegal firearms investigation
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Hartford man was arrested Wednesday in connection to an illegal firearms investigation, according to police. Jefzabdiel Roman-Reyes, 19, was arrested after a search and seizure warrant was executed at an apartment on the 100 block of Lawrence Street. The Price of Life: The battle with health providers to keep their loved ones alive Police said members of the Hartford Police Vice and Narcotics Unit seized a Glock 19 with an extended magazine containing 29 live rounds, a Glock 17 equipped with an auto switch, and various magazines. Roman-Reyes was charged with six counts of possession of a machine gun and possession of a high-capacity magazine. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
