Published February 18. 2021 9:47PM
MERIDEN (AP) A Connecticut prosecutor s preliminary report on a police shooting of a man wanted for robbery said authorities found a gun under him after he was shot.
Meriden Officer Eric Simonson fired his gun once and wounded Kenneth Strothers, 24, shortly before 9 a.m. on Feb. 12, as police were trying to serve an arrest warrant on Strothers, New London State s Attorney Paul Narducci said in a report released Thursday.
Strothers was shot in the abdomen and continues to be treated for his injuries, said Narducci, who is investigating whether the shooting was justified.
The report does not say whether Strothers threatened police with a gun.
Officer who shot man outside Meriden motel identified
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A Connecticut State Police cruiser on Dec. 9, 2019.Kendra Baker / Hearst Connecticut Media
MERIDEN The Meriden police officer who shot and wounded a 24-year-old man last week outside a local motel was identified Thursday in a preliminary report filed by the New London State’s Attorney.
Detective Eric Simonson shot Kenneth Strothers on Feb. 12 as police were trying to take Strothers into custody near the Flamingo Inn on North Broad Street, New London State’s Attorney Paul Narducci wrote in the two-page report.
Authorities said Strothers ran from the motel around 8:53 a.m. when he saw police officers while leaving a room there. Officers caught up to Strothers outside a nearby storage facility.
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A Meriden police officer and emergency services vehicles stage in the driveway of the Flamingo Inn at 1601 N. Broad St., Meriden, Feb. 12, 2021. Police responded to the Flamingo Inn just before 9 a.m. to assist another agency. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement
Police confer in the driveway of the Flamingo Inn at 1601 N. Broad St., Meriden, Feb. 12, 2021. Police responded to the Flamingo Inn just before 9 a.m. to assist another agency. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The Flamingo Inn seen behind a row of trees at 1601 N. Broad St., Meriden, Feb. 12, 2021. Police responded to the Flamingo Inn just before 9 a.m. to assist another agency. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal