Connecticut police find decomposed body after standoff with man who shot at officers
Law enforcement officers respond near a home where a man shot at officers and a decomposed body was later found in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Tyler Sizemore
STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut police said Wednesday that they found a decomposed body and numerous explosives inside a home in the aftermath of an hours-long standoff with a man who had barricaded himself and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officers.
Stamford police responded to the house Tuesday morning after a state marshal called 911 while trying to evict the man under a court order, authorities said. The man opened fire at officers several times during the day, damaging police vehicles. No officers were hurt. Authorities fired back multiple times.
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