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Bridgeport Police Shooting Ruled Justified as Report Says Ambulance Took Officer Before Wounded Man

The report did not determine whether the ambulance delay contributed to Dyshan Best’s death.

Overview

  • Connecticut’s inspector general concluded Officer Yoon Heo was justified in shooting Dyshan Best during a foot chase after body-camera video showed Best holding a handgun.
  • The first ambulance arrived at 6:02 p.m. but transported Officer Erin Perrotta, described as visibly hysterical, leading Best to wait about 10 minutes for a second ambulance.
  • Hospital records show Best reached the emergency department at 6:22 p.m. with liver and right kidney injuries and died at 7:41 p.m. during treatment.
  • The report did not assess whether the transport delay affected the outcome, leaving medical causation unresolved.
  • Bridgeport police said Internal Affairs will conduct its own review, Perrotta is on administrative leave for an unrelated matter, and Best’s family disputes that he had a gun, citing a vape pen, a claim the report counters with body-cam footage and a handgun found near the scene.