3 Cops Shot, 2 Killed During Ambush In Bristol Ct, Police Were Lured There With Fake Call

Two Connecticut officers were killed and another was seriously wounded in a shooting Wednesday night after a 911 call that may have been a "deliberate act to lure" officers to the scene, police said.

A suspect was also fatally shot.

Connecticut State Police Sgt. Christine Jeltema said at a news conference Wednesday morning that the officers responded to a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bristol, about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, for a domestic incident between two siblings.

They were met by a person outside, and shots were fired, Jeltema said.

One officer was fatally wounded at the scene, and two others were hospitalized. A second officer was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the third was in serious condition.

State police said in a statement: "Preliminary information appears to point to the 911 call being a deliberate act to lure law enforcement to the scene."

Jeltema said that the person who opened fire was fatally shot and pronounced dead at the scene and that his brother was also shot and taken to a hospital, where his condition was unknown.

State police identified the suspect who died as Nicholas Brutcher, 35. Nathan Brutcher, 32, survived, police said.

“This is an isolated incident, and we want the community to know there is no threat to the community,” Jeltema said.

Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould identified the slain officers as Dustin DeMonte, 35, and Alex Hamzy, 34, and the injured officer as Alec Iurato, 26.