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Woman arrested after firing gun at officers inside Bristol Police Department: Officials

The shooting incident comes nearly a year after the department lost two of its officers in an ambush attack.

BRISTOL, Conn — A Plainville woman is facing nearly a dozen charges and a multimillion-dollar bond after she fired multiple rounds at the Bristol Police Department from the outside, officials said. 

According to Bristol police, a woman entered the lobby of the department just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday. She then fired multiple rounds into the front lobby desk office window, which was vacant at the time. 

Police said the rounds did not go through the bullet-resistant glass, and officers tried to contact her and negotiate with her to lay her weapon down. 

As officers spoke with the woman, she reportedly shot more rounds at them. A Bristol officer returned fire; however, the rounds were stopped by the glass. 

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From there, the woman put the gun down, at which point officers deployed a taser and detained her without any serious injuries. 

The woman was taken to the hospital for evaluation. The Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crimes Division, along with the Inspector General's Office, is investigating the incident. 

The woman, identified by police as Suzanne Laprise, 51, of Plainville, faces 10 charges, including attempted murder, illegal discharge of a firearm, two counts of illegal possession of large capacity magazines, and illegal carry of firearms under the influence.

She is being held on a $3 million bond and will be arraigned in court Friday.

This shooting came after about a year when the department lost Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy in the line of duty. The two were shot and killed in an ambush while responding to a 911. Another officer at the scene, Alec Iurato, was injured in the ambush and returned fire, killing the suspect. Iurato recently returned to his job at the Bristol Police Department.

The Bristol Police Department is asking the public that unless they have essential police business to avoid the area on Friday, as the lobby is closed for repairs. The southbound lane of North Main Street is open for through traffic.

Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com. 

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