City of Middletown
POLICE DEPARTMENT

October 13, 2022
For Immediate Release
Contact: Chief Erik Costa, 860-638-4100

BRISTOL POLICE TRAGEDY

The Middletown Police Department is saddened at the news of this senseless act of violence that took the life of two Bristol police officers and injuring a third. The Middletown Police Department sends its deepest sympathies to Chief Brian Gould, the Bristol Police Department and the families of Sergeant Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex Hamzy, who lost their lives. MPD stands with our brother and sister officers in Bristol as they grieve.  
 
Respectfully,
Erik M. Costa
Chief of Police

Police Department; 222 Main Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Phone: 860-638-4100   Fax: 860-343-8022 E-mail: ecosta@middletownctpolice.com