Woman shoots multiple rounds at officers inside Bristol Police Department

A woman is under arrest after entering the Bristol Police Department Thursday night and shooting multiple rounds at officers almost one year since two members of the department were killed in the line of duty.

At 10:35 p.m. Thursday, a woman entered the Bristol Police Department at 131 North Main St. and fired multiple rounds into the front lobby desk window, which was unoccupied at the time, according to the department.

The rounds did not penetrate the bullet-proof glass but prompted officers to rush to the scene. She fired multiple rounds at the responding officers, causing one of the officers to return fire. The rounds were once again stopped by the bullet-proof glass.

At that point, the woman set down the firearm. Officers employed an electric control device and took the woman into custody without serious injury. She was then transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crimes Division and the Connecticut Office of Inspector General are handling the investigation.

“We thank the public for their ongoing support and ask anyone without essential police business to avoid the area today,” police said in a statement on Friday.

The incident comes just a week away from the one-year anniversary of three officers being shot in an ambush attack. On Oct. 12, 2022, Nicholas Brutcher lured police to a home on Redstone Hill Road before gunning down Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy and shooting Officer Alec Iurato, who returned fire and killed Brutcher.