Overview
- Connecticut Inspector General Eliot Prescott concluded the shooting was justified based on body-camera video showing Best pointing a pistol backward at Officer Yoon Heo while fleeing.
- The first ambulance arrived at about 6:02 p.m. and transported Officer Erin Perrotta, whom colleagues described as visibly hysterical, after she experienced an anxiety episode.
- Paramedics said Perrotta declined treatment, a second ambulance reached the scene around 6:12 p.m., and Best arrived at the hospital at 6:22 p.m. before dying at 7:41 p.m. from injuries to his liver and right kidney.
- Investigators said a handgun was found near Best, while his family and attorney insist he held a vape pen and argue the diversion of the first ambulance may have cost him his life.
- Bridgeport police said Internal Affairs will conduct a review, and Perrotta is currently on administrative leave for an unrelated matter.