Updated with 11 a.m. press conference above.
UPDATE: 9:12 a.m.: Statement from Ansonia police:
“On January 2, 2020 at about 8:00 p.m., while investigating a domestic violence incident at 81 Myrtle Avenue, there was an officer involved shooting when officers from the Ansonia Police Department were confronted by the suspect who was armed with a knife. There will be a press conference today, 1/3/2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Ansonia City Hall to release more information regarding the investigation.”
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UPDATE, 9 a.m. State police confirmed the investigation of a “use of force” incident in Ansonia.
The statement:
“On Thursday, January 2, 2020, State Police – Western District Major Crime Squad (WDMCS) detectives were requested by Danbury State’s Attorney Steve Sedensky to assume the investigation of a use of force incident that occurred in the area of Myrtle Avenue in the town of Ansonia.”
State police referred further inquiries to Ansonia police and indicated a press conference may be scheduled to disseminate more information to the public.
UPDATE, 8:30 a.m. Friday: Television news stations are saying state police are investigating the incident as a police “use of force” incident. The Valley Indy reached out again to state police Friday morning.
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ANSONIA — A man was shot at about 8 p.m. Thursday at a residence on Myrtle Avenue.
Few details were available.
Ansonia police had not commented as of 1 a.m. Friday. State police referred a reporter’s inquiry to local police.
Police officers went sent to the residence after a person reported that a man at the address had made a threat, according to an initial radio dispatch.
A man with a gunshot wound was taken to Griffin Hospital.
Derby and Seymour police also responded to the scene.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
Some details posted on social media could not be independently confirmed Thursday night. The Valley Indy does not publish information that cannot be properly vetted.
