A Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being attacked by a police dog was justified in using deadly force while inside the car, according to a report issued Thursday by the state’s Office of Inspector General.



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Connecticut officer found justified in fatal shooting of carjacking suspect

A Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being attacked by a police dog was justified in using deadly force while inside the car, according to a report issued Thursday by the state’s Office of Inspector General.


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Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General says a police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being attacked by a police dog

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Associated Press Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General says a police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being attacked by a police dog. A report released Thursday found a West Hartford Officer Andrew Teeter was justified in firing five rounds into the torso of Mike Alexander-Garcia on Aug. 8, 2023, after sending in his police dog and jumping into the vehicle himself. Lawyers for the…

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The Office of Inspector General has found that the police officer who fatally shot a 34-year-old man in West Hartford in August 2023 was justified in the use of force. The shooting happened when Mike Alexander-Garcia, 34, stole a Toyota Rav4 from a service bay at Town Fair Tire on New Britain Avenue in West Hartford on the evening of Aug. 8, 2023 and drove away crashed as the officer who tried to apprehend him and his police dog were in the vehi…

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Investigation finds 2023 police shooting that killed man in West Hartford was justified

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Office of the Inspector General Thursday released a report saying the use of deadly force by a West Hartford police officer last August was justified.  Officer Andrew Teeter shot and killed 34-year-old Mike Alexander-Garcia during a pursuit, during which Alexander-Garcia, Jr. is accused of running from one stolen car and attempting to steal two others before jumping into a vehicle in a service bay at Town Fair Tire o…

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Inspector General says officer's use of deadly force was justified in 2023 West Hartford pursuit

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Associated Press Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General says a police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man as he tried to flee in a stolen vehicle while being attacked by a police dog. A report released Thursday found a West Hartford Officer Andrew Teeter was justified in firing five rounds into the torso

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West Hartford Officer Andrew Teeter acted in order to “defend himself and others from what he reasonably believed to be a threat of serious injury or death"

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Conn. LEO found justified in fatal shooting of man who tried to flee with K-9, officer inside car

Connecticut officer found justified in fatal shooting of carjacking suspect

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