Horrifying police bodycam footage shows a Connecticut man luring and ambushing two police officers after getting into an altercation with police.
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The incident was triggered after Nicholas Brutcher was ticketed and had his car towed after getting into an altercation with the police.
Brutcher behaved belligerently, cursed at officers, and made threatening remarks during the traffic stop.
After being picked up by his mom and returning home, Brutcher made a false 911 call about his brother acting aggressively.
When Sgt. Dustin DeMonte, Officer Alex Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato arrived, Brutcher, who was wearing camouflage, ambushed them with an AR-15.
He fired a total of 83 rounds; 59 from the AR and 24 from a 9mm.
His blood alcohol level was reportedly at three times the legal limit to drive at .234.
Officer Iurato survived however the other two officers sadly passed.
Neighbor Danny Rodriguez, who lives across the street, described the chaotic scene. "I heard a whole war going on behind me," he said. "It was so loud and crazy."
Rodriguez recalled hearing a woman scream, "You... killed them!" during the ordeal.
This deadly encounter occurred during a week when at least 11 police officers were shot across the country. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a nonprofit tracking U.S. police officer deaths, 54 officers have died by gunfire so far this year, compared to 62 in all of 2021. This year's overall number of officer deaths is lower than last year's, largely due to a decline in COVID-19-related fatalities.
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