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Stamford officer fires on intoxicated suspect who pulled fake gun

STAMFORD — Police said an intoxicated man pulled a fake gun on an officer Thursday night, and several shots were fired but no one was injured. Police said...
Elias Garcia-Ramirez

STAMFORD — Police said an intoxicated man pulled a fake gun on an officer Thursday night, and several shots were fired but no one was injured.

Police said Officer Steven Estabrook was on patrol when he saw a car stopped on Grove Street, just south of Forest Street. The officer saw that the driver was passed out in the car.

Stamford officer fires on intoxicated suspect who pulled fake gun

No one was injured and Garcia-Ramirez was taken out of the vehicle. Investigators later found a fake gun in the front seat of the car along with a partially empty bottle of whiskey. Garcia-Ramirez failed a field sobriety test, police said. He refused the breathalyzer test and was charged with driving under the influence, interfering with police and possessing a facsimile firearm.

He was held on $100,000 bond and is schedule to appear in court Friday.

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