A decomposed physique and several other explosives had been found inside a house following an hours-long standoff with a person who had barricaded himself within the residence and exchanged gunfire with regulation enforcement in Connecticut, in accordance with authorities.
Stamford Police responded to the Oaklawn Avenue residence on Tuesday morning after a state marshal referred to as 911 whereas trying to hold out a courtroom order to evict the person.
The person, later recognized as 63-year-old Jed Parkington, opened hearth at officers a number of occasions throughout the day, damaging police vehicles and prompting officers to return hearth.
No officers had been harm within the trade of gunfire.
The person was discovered lifeless later within the day from an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound, in accordance with police.
Officers had been clearing the house after the standoff discovered a decomposed physique on the second flooring, Police Chief Timothy Shaw mentioned in an announcement.
Explosives equivalent to pipe bombs, grenades and Molotov cocktails had been additionally situated within the residence.
“This was an especially harmful incident that tragically resulted within the lack of two lives,” Shaw mentioned.
The police chief additionally lauded the efforts of native, state and federal regulation enforcement officers and firefighters, together with hostage negotiators who tried to speak to the person for a number of hours.
The Stamford Police bomb squad responded to the house to soundly take away the explosives earlier than detectives might start investigating the rest of the residence.
Authorities mentioned the id and reason for dying of the decomposed individual was nonetheless beneath investigation.
The state inspector normal’s workplace is investigating the officers’ use of lethal pressure throughout the standoff.
A financial institution had foreclosed on the house and demanded the residents vacate the property in April because the mortgage was not being paid, courtroom data present.
A choose ordered the eviction final month after providing the possibility for the residents to make mortgage funds.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
