Connecticut Inspector General Investigates Fatal Trooper-Involved Shooting in Bozrah

A woman named Amanda Williams was fatally shot by Connecticut State Police during a response to a domestic disturbance in Bozrah. Officers arrived at the scene after reports of a physical altercation and a woman pointing a gun at a man. Upon arrival, officers saw Williams holding what appeared to be a gun and ordered her to drop it; when she did not comply, non-lethal pepper ball rounds were fired but proved ineffective. Subsequently, Trooper Brett Cook fired one round from his handgun and Trooper Noah Blanchette fired two rounds from an M4 rifle, striking Williams. A .380 Ruger handgun was recovered from her hand, and she was pronounced dead at the scene; an autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the neck with spinal cord injury, classified as a homicide. The Connecticut Office of Inspector General is continuing to investigate the justification for the use of deadly force in this case.