Connecticut Office of Inspector General says Bridgeport officer justified in 2025 fatal shooting

Connecticut Office of Inspector General says Bridgeport officer justified in 2025 fatal shooting

Editor's note: The video above is from April 4, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) -- The Connecticut Office of Inspector General (OIG) said Monday a Bridgeport officer's fatal shooting of a man last year was justified. The OIG said the use of deadly force was necessary to protect himself from serious physical [...]

Bridgeport Police officer who fatally shot man last March was justified: Inspector General

The Office of the Inspector General has concluded that a Bridgeport Police officer who shot and killed Dyshan Best last March was justified. Bridgeport Police Officer Yoon Heo fired two shots at 39-year-old Best during a foot pursuit on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport on the evening of March 31, 2025. “Based on my office’s investigation, I conclude that Officer Heo had a reasonable belief that he was in immediate danger of serious injury or death f…