Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Alex Hamzy and Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte were shot and killed in an ambush in front of a home on Redstone Hill Road, near Birch Street, at about 11:00 p.m.
Officers had responded to a business earlier in the evening in response to complaints about a disorderly patron. Officers who responded to the call issued the man an infraction and released him. The man then went home, armed himself with an AR-15 rifle, and made a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at his home. As officers arrived at the scene, the man opened fire on them from the front yard.
Sergeant Hamzy and Lieutenant DeMonte were both fatally wounded, while a third officer suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
The subject was shot and killed by the third officer.
Sergeant Hamzy had served with the Bristol Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hamzy gave the Bristol Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bristol community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hamzy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Alex Hamzy is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Bristol Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alex Hamzy's cause is highlighted.
How Alex Hamzy Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alex Hamzy is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Alex Hamzy was killed by rifle; ar-15.
Incident Location
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