The state inspector general's office says two officers fired about 10 gunshots at Donald Passmore as he lay in his bed with a .22-caliber revolver early Monday.
Donald Passmore was lying in bed with a .22-caliber revolver and had country music playing when he was killed by two police officers who had initially been summoned to the 62-year-old's Connecticut home after a report he'd shot himself.
The killing Monday angered and saddened Passmore's family an
A fatal shooting by police in Wallingford, Connecticut, is raising questions about whether officers could have responded in another way. The state inspector general's office says two officers fired about 10 gunshots at Donald Passmore as he lay in his bed with a .22-caliber revolver early Monday. Police body camera footage shows officers yelling at Passmore to not touch the revolver seconds before the shooting. Passmore's gun is not visible in the videos, but officials say they found it in the bed. The shooting comes as many police departments have changed how they respond to certain calls, including ones involving mentally ill people.
The state inspector general's office says two officers fired about 10 gunshots at Donald Passmore as he lay in his bed with a .22-caliber revolver early Monday.
Donald Passmore was lying in bed with a .22-caliber revolver and had country music playing when he was killed by two police officers who had initially been summoned to the 62-year-old's Connecticut home after a report he'd shot himself. The killing Monday angered and saddened Passmore’s family and raised questions about whether officers could have done things differently. It came as many police departments nationwide have changed the way they respond to certain calls, including those involving mentally ill people — in response to outcries over police killings.