Chilling bodycam footage captures the moment a wounded Bristol cop shoots dead the crazed Connecticut man who gunned down two other officers.
The dramatic police video includes the sound of bullets flying and a woman hysterically screaming in the background while police Officer Alec Iurato, who is already wounded by cop-killer Nicholas Brutcher, limps around the side of the attacker’s Redstone Hill home, gun in hand, as he radios for backup.
“Shots fired, shots fired,” Iurato is heard telling the dispatcher. “More cars. Send everyone.
“Officer shot, officer shot,” he says, grunting in pain on the video.
“Oh f–k, oh f–k,” he says, panting.
Bristol police Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy already lay dead or dying after Brutcher ambushed the cops from behind, according to the video released Sunday by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General.
The IG’s Office said Brutcher fired more than 80 rounds at the officers.
Bodycam footage shows Bristol Police Officer Alec Iurato shoot and kill Nicholas Brutcher after he and two fellow officers were ambushed last week. Connecticut State Police
With the woman continually screaming in the background, Iurato limps around to the front of the house — before multiple shots go off and he ducks behind a police cruiser.
At one point, a man can be heard groaning, but it is unclear if it is one of the downed officers or Brutcher’s brother, Nathaniel, who was wounded in the shooting.
Iurato then fires a single shot, striking and killing Brutcher outside the house.
“One down. Suspect down,” he radios in.
Officers Alex Hamzy and Dustin Demonte were killed in the attack. Connecticut State PoliceInvestigators said the three cops were lured to the house by a bogus 911 call, and were at a side door speaking to Nathaniel when the killer came up from behind and opened fire with an AR-15-style assault rifle.
The cold-blooded killing came just hours after Nicholas Brutcher came into contact with officers at a sports bar.
The divorced dad, described by neighbors as the “rowdy one” in his clan, had “interacted” with police at Bleacher’s Bar earlier Wednesday evening, sources told CT Insider.
Brutcher opened fire on the officers after reporting a fake domestic disturbance. Facebook / Nick Brutcher The details of that interaction are unclear.
He was kicked out of the local haunt, then went home and got into an altercation with his brother, NBC Connecticut previously reported.
Police have not revealed a motive for the senseless slaughter.
