Incident: Friday, October 16, 2026, about 8:38 p.m., Woodbridge Road, Bristol, Connecticut. Footage released by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General on Monday, October 19, 2026, with its preliminary report.
According to the Inspector General’s preliminary report, two friends called Bristol police and asked officers to check on Jakub Dziemaszkiewicz, 43, at his home. One caller said he had numerous firearms and would not go down without a fight. Police found he had registered more than a dozen firearms.
Police put a drone over the home, and four officers parked down the street and approached on foot. The Bristol police chief said the plan was to wait for a trained negotiator before making contact.
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An officer scouting the residence found him near a tree line holding a rifle and told him several times to drop the weapon and show his hands. The officer fired, striking him.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. A rifle and a Glock semi-automatic pistol were found beside him. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from gunshot wounds of the head, neck and torso. Toxicology is pending. No officer injuries were reported.
The Office of Inspector General’s investigation is ongoing. The report is preliminary and no finding has been made.
The video above is the Inspector General’s own release: drone video, followed by the officer’s body camera video, which has no audio.
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