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From The Inspector Generals Office Of CT 10/18/2023-
Preliminary Status Report Regarding the Use of Deadly Force by the Hartford Police Department on October 16, 2023 Resulting in the Death of Jamie Grant.
In accordance with General Statutes §51-277a(a)(5), Inspector General Robert J. Devlin, Jr., submits this preliminary status report regarding the use of deadly force by the Hartford Police Department on October 16, 2023.
The Office of Inspector General is investigating an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Jamie Grant, an African-American male, age 44.
On October 16, 2023 at approximately 1:54 p.m., Hartford Police Officer Brian Sulliman, who was on routine patrol operating a marked Hartford Police cruiser, atempted to stop a motor vehicle on Westland Street.
The vehicle, a grey-colored four-door Honda Accord bearing Florida registration 49DJXP, stopped on Westland Street near the intersection with Barbour Street.
As soon as the vehicle came to a stop, a person, later identified as Jamie Grant, exited the front passenger door and walked to the rear of the vehicle.
Officer Sulliman exited his police vehicle and approached the Honda. The Honda Accord then drove from the scene.
Grant was holding what appeared to be a firearm in his left hand. He raised his arm in the direction of Officer Sulliman.
In response, Officer Sulliman then discharged his firearm multiple times striking Grant. Grant fell in the middle of the intersection of Westland Street and Barbour Street.
Hartford Police Department personnel began life saving measures on Grant until the arrival of Emergency Medical Services.
EMS transported Grant to Saint Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. A handgun was recovered near the spot where Grant fell.
The Traffic Camera and Officer Sulliman’s body-worn camera, have been made available.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of Jamie Grant’s death to be: “Gunshot wounds of the torso and right upper extremity.” A copy of the Medical Examiner’s Notification to Police is atached.
As of the date of this report, neither the death certificate nor the toxicological report is available.
The Office of Inspector General, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad, the Hartford Police Department, and the Hartford Judicial District State’s Atorney’s Office are conducting the investigation.
From CT Chief Medical Examiners Office-
The cause ofdeath has been certified as:
GUNSHOT WOUNDS OF TORSO AND RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY
The Manner Of Death Has Been Certified As A: HOMICIDE
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