The Office of the Inspector General has determined that the 2024 Bridgeport police shooting of a man in Ansonia who died was questionable but said there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution.

The State Inspector General finds "flawed" police tactics in a deadly officer-involved shooting involving three Bridgeport officers but says the case lacks evidence for prosecution. Bridgeport Officers Matthew Hoffman and Wilberto Rivera-Colon and Sergeant Christopher Robinson pursued Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell after he fled a drug-related traffic stop around 4:15 p.

Jonathan Mark Lewis Bell, 39, was shot and killed in Ansonia on Feb. 4, 2024, after Bridgeport narcotics police received a tip that a suspected drug dealer known as "JB" was carrying a gun in his Mercedes-Benz SUV, Office of Inspector General report said .

The video above aired when the Office of the Inspector General’s preliminary report was released last February. ANSONIA, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General Monday released a report saying Bridgeport police officers’ use of deadly force last year was “flawed” but not legally unjustified.

A fatal shooting involving Bridgeport police and an unarmed suspect who crashed in Ansonia was questionable – but there's not enough evidence

A driver who fled from a vehicle stop in Bridgeport has died after a shooting involving a police officer in Ansonia on Sunday, according to police. Officers with Bridgeport police were investigating weapons and narcotics violations on Oak Street in Bridgeport.

Inspector General Robert Devlin, Jr. said the investigation did not find enough evidence to support prosecution despite the police mistakes.

The police tactics used during an officer-involved shooting in Ansonia last year were flawed, according to the Office of Inspector General.