Police in Bristol, Connecticut say Alec Iurato was hit by gunfire and returned fire, killing Nicholas Brutcher.
fired the shot that killed the attacker, police said.
Officer Alex Hamzy and Sergeant Dustin DeMonte were shot and killed by Brutcher after responding to a 911 call about possible domestic violence that authorities said appeared to be a deliberate act to lure police there.Iurato was released from the hospital on Thursday. Brutcher's brother, Nathan Brutcher, was wounded in the shootout. Nathan Brutcher hasn't been accused of playing any role in the attack.
Hamzy, 34, worked eight years for his hometown police force. Like Demonte, he was an adviser to a police cadet program.
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