The officers that were killed were a couple of Bristol’s finest, according to Police Chief Brian Gould.

Sergeant Dustin Demonte was a ten-year veteran of the police force and assigned to the patrol division. He was a school resource officer at Green Hills and West Bristol schools as well as an advisor for the Bristol police explorer cadet program.

Throughout his career he received several awards, including the Silver Star officer of the month, and Coleridge Recipient as Officer of the Year in 2019. Demonte held a bachelor’s degree in criminology with a minor in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University.

Sergeant DeMonte was 35 years of age. He is survived by his wife Laura and his children, Phoebe and Porter and another child awaiting birth. He was the son of Philip and Mona Demonte. He is also survived by a brother, Phillip and a sister, Mikayla.

Officer Alex Hamzy was hired in 2014 and was assigned to the patrol division. Officer Hamzy was raised in Bristol and graduated from Bristol Eastern High School in 2006.

In July of 2016, Officer Hamzy, along with Officer Jace DeLuca, camped out for three days and nights atop the roof of Stop & Shop on Farmington Avenue to raise money for the Jimmy Fund.

Throughout his career he received numerous letters of commendation and recognition.

He was assigned to the central region emergency response team and was also a cadet advisor. He was 34 years of age. He is survived by his wife Katie as well as his parents and two sisters.

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