STONINGTON, Conn. — New details were released as the Office of the Inspector General investigates a fatal shooting involving a state police task force last week in Stonington.
Inspector General Robery Devlin's office released the preliminary status report Wednesday afternoon.
The shooting killed 42-year-old Vaughn Malloy, the suspect that police were attempting to arrest, as well as a Connecticut State Police K9, according to the report.
On Dec. 21, the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force, which included officers from Norwich, Groton Town, and Waterford police departments, tried to execute an arrest warrant for Malloy at a home on Mechanic Street.
The warrant, issued back in June 2022, was for first-degree assault and other related charges stemming from a shooting incident a month prior. According to the report, Mallow had allegedly fired a gun into the front of a home in Norwich, striking a woman.
The task force underwent ongoing surveillance of Malloy's residence on Mechanic Street in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington before getting a search warrant.
The state police tactical unit executed the warrant along with members of the Rhode Island State Police Tactical Unit.
According to the Inspector General's report, the officers verbally ordered Malloy to leave the home and surrender several times.
Due to Malloy's noncompliance, they breached the door of the Mechanic Street home using an extended ram at the front of their armored vehicle.
After breaching the door, Malloy ran out of an adjoining unit via a back door and into the backyard. The report stated that officers were positioned back there as well, and they saw Malloy with a pistol. The officers verbally commanded Malloy to stop, but he ignored the orders and ran eastbound.
According to the report, as Malloy ran, state police K9 Broko was deployed to try and stop him. At the same time, officers deployed two "less lethal impact munitions" at Malloy.
As Malloy fell to the ground, K9 Broko went after him. The report stated that Malloy then fired several rounds at the dog and troopers, striking a police vehicle. K9 Broko was fatally injured.
Sergeant Sean Paddock, Troopers Gregory Fascendini, Christopher Church, and Jarred Bolduc then fired at Malloy several times.
Troopers at the scene then tried giving Malloy first aid and called EMS who rushed him to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The shooting is still under investigation by the Office of the Inspector General as well as the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad, the Stonington Police Department, and the New London Judicial District State's Attorney's Office.
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