A police officer in Torrington was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon. Neighbors in the community said they were shocked by what happened.
A police officer in Torrington was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Officers were sent to Tioga Street around 4:30 p.m. to conduct a wellbeing check on a person there, according to Police Chief Bill Baldwin.
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WATCH HEREThe man they went to check on confronted them when they arrived and that confrontation led one officer to shoot the person, Baldwin said.
The man was taken to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and then flown to Hartford Hospital. He was listed in stable condition, according to Chief Baldwin.
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SIGN UP The identities of the person who was shot and the officer who fired his weapon have not been released.
State police and the state's attorney are investigating the shooting.
“At this time, the Office of Inspector General is investigating the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred yesterday in Torrington. Further information concerning the incident will be provided in the near future,” Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. said in a statement.
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