Chilling new footage and details have emerged in the brutal murders of two police officers in Connecticut.
The ambush killings of Sgt. Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were likely fueled by an angry interaction gunman Nicholas Brutcher had with police earlier, according to a report by the state’s Inspector General.
Bodycam and surveillance footage show the lethal series of events of October 12, 2022, which began at the Bleachers Bar in Bristol, where Nathan got in a fistfight with another patron.
Police were called when the fight spilled to the parking lot, but officers arrived as the Brutcher brothers had fled the scene in a white pickup truck. Officers then pulled over their truck and had it towed, saying Nicholas was too drunk to drive and Nathan had an expired driver’s license.
During the traffic stop, Nicholas was seen behaving belligerently and cursing at officers, mocking their height and wages.
![The ambush killings of Sgt. Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were likely fueled by an angry interaction gunman Nicholas Brutcher had with police earlier. Killer Nicholas Brutcher, right, is seen during the traffic stop](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86707121-13580527-image-a-45_1719594839837.jpg)
The ambush killings of Sgt. Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were likely fueled by an angry interaction gunman Nicholas Brutcher had with police earlier. Killer Nicholas Brutcher, right, is seen during the traffic stop
After he learns that one of the officers present is named Monica Finkle, Nicholas referenced Ace Ventura, comparing the cops to the 1994 film's villain Ray Finkle, also known as 'Lt Einhorn.'
Nicholas is also heard saying comments such as: 'I could outrun this motherf*****,' and 'Look at you fu**ing mess.'
He also repeatedly threatens the cops, at one point telling one of the officers: 'I really want to hurt you right now.'
Throughout the confrontation, Nathan is seen trying to calm his brother down, even telling him to focus his rage on him instead of on the cops.
'If you want to get through the cops, you got to hit me one more fu**ing time,' he tells his brother before asking if the cops can put him in handcuffs.
![DeMonte, 35, was a 10-year veteran officer and co-recipient of his department¿s 2019 Officer of the Year award. His wife was expecting their third child at the time of his death](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86707109-13580527-image-a-52_1719594915472.jpg)
![Hamzy, 34, worked eight years for his hometown police force. Like DeMonte, he was an adviser to a police cadet program](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86707113-13580527-image-m-51_1719594911228.jpg)
DeMonte, 35, (left) was a 10-year veteran officer and co-recipient of his department’s 2019 Officer of the Year award. Hamzy, 34, worked eight years for his hometown police force
![Bodycam and surveillance footage show the lethal series of events of October 12, 2022, which began at the Bleachers Bar, where Nathan got in a fistfight with another patron](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86706589-13580527-image-a-55_1719595119531.jpg)
Bodycam and surveillance footage show the lethal series of events of October 12, 2022, which began at the Bleachers Bar, where Nathan got in a fistfight with another patron
At one point, Nicholas tells he's brother 'we are getting into it after this,' and proceeds to point as the officers as he counts them.
He then says: 'I'm going to bend you over and f*** you like your dog does.'
Nicholas repeatedly tries to instigate a physical fight with one cop, who kept stating he was sacred of the killer and feared for his life.
'I'm scared of you,' the cop says. 'Why would I want to fight you?'
Both brothers were ticketed for creating a public disturbance.
After the brothers were picked up from the scene, Nicholas made a false call to 911, asking for help with his brother, who he claimed had been acting aggressively since the two were pulled over in a traffic stop after a bar fight earlier that night, the report said.
![Their mother was called to pick them up after their truck was towed. At the scene, she scolded a belligerent Nicholas, an interaction that likely left him feeling humiliated, the report said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86706479-13580527-Their_mother_was_called_to_pick_them_up_after_their_truck_was_to-m-58_1719595276067.jpg)
Their mother was called to pick them up after their truck was towed. At the scene, she scolded a belligerent Nicholas, an interaction that likely left him feeling humiliated, the report said
![He also repeatedly threatens the cops, at one point telling one of the officers: 'I really want to hurt you right now'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86706569-13580527-image-a-60_1719595424839.jpg)
He also repeatedly threatens the cops, at one point telling one of the officers: 'I really want to hurt you right now'
![Friends and relatives said Nicholas had in recent months talked about suicide, describing a morbid side that found its way into a stand-up comedy act that one friend called 'dark and tasteless'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/63454009-13580527-Nicholas_Brutcher_35_who_was_described_as_rowdy_and_always_drink-a-69_1719596158616.jpg)
Friends and relatives said Nicholas had in recent months talked about suicide, describing a morbid side that found its way into a stand-up comedy act that one friend called 'dark and tasteless'
As DeMonte, Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato approached the Brutcher home in response to the call, Nicholas opened fire with an AR-15 style rifle from a hiding spot in some bushes in front of his parents’ house next door, striking all three officers, according to the report.
Wearing a camouflage shirt, pants and vest, he then stood over DeMonte and Hamzy where they had fallen and fired dozens more shots at them in front of his horrified parents, Joseph and Catrina Brutcher, who had come outside.
'How proud are you of me? How proud?' Nicholas said as he fired, possibly addressing his parents, according to the report.
His mother’s nonstop screams were caught on police body camera video.
'I don’t think I ever screamed like that before in my life,' Catrina Brutcher told investigators. 'My son walked over to one of the officers that was down and just shot him point blank in his head. I was just screaming at him to stop.'
Joseph Brutcher said his son was 'in a trance-type thing.'
![Authorities concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Nathan Brutcher, who was struck in the initial round of gunfire. He is seen at the Brutcher home before shots rang](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86706601-13580527-image-m-56_1719595163625.jpg)
Authorities concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Nathan Brutcher, who was struck in the initial round of gunfire. He is seen at the Brutcher home before shots rang
Iurato, struck in the leg, was able to get away. Bracing himself against a police cruiser, he fired a single shot, striking Nicholas and killing him, the report said.
Friends and relatives said Nicholas had in recent months talked about suicide, describing a morbid side that found its way into a stand-up comedy act that one friend called 'dark and tasteless.'
'He told jokes about dead babies, suicide, and disabled persons,' the report said.
Their mother was called to pick them up after their truck was towed. At the scene, she scolded a belligerent Nicholas, an interaction that likely left him feeling humiliated, the report said.
'I was embarrassed and I told him that,' Catrina Brutcher said. 'I said, 'Nick you’re embarrassing your family; you’re embarrassing our name."'
![Authorities concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Nathan Brutcher, who was struck in the initial round of gunfire](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/86707105-13580527-image-a-53_1719594985904.jpg)
Authorities concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Nathan Brutcher, who was struck in the initial round of gunfire
Authorities concluded there was not enough evidence to charge Nathan Brutcher, who was struck in the initial round of gunfire.
Nicholas fired a total of 83 rounds: 59 from the assault rifle and 24 from a 9 mm handgun, the report said.
'Twenty-four shots landed on Officer Hamzy. Six shots landed on Sergeant DeMonte,' it said.
Nicholas had 14 registered firearms, according to the report, including the assault weapon, now banned in Connecticut. He had purchased the weapon in 2010 and was grandfathered in under the law, but there is no record that he applied for a required certificate of possession or the large capacity magazines in his possession.
His blood alcohol level at .234 was about three times the legal limit to drive, toxicology results showed.
![Alec Iurato, 26, was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital and underwent surgery for serious gunshot wounds](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/63432335-13580527-Alec_Iurato_26_was_rushed_to_Saint_Francis_Hospital_and_underwen-a-70_1719596182639.jpg)
Alec Iurato, 26, was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital and underwent surgery for serious gunshot wounds
![Thousands of police officers from around the country gathered Friday in a football stadium in Connecticut for a funeral for two officers who were shot to death in an ambush](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/18/63723731-13580527-Thousands_of_police_officers_from_around_the_country_gathered_Fr-a-61_1719595468800.jpg)
Thousands of police officers from around the country gathered Friday in a football stadium in Connecticut for a funeral for two officers who were shot to death in an ambush
An analysis of his phone suggested that Nicholas was in a 'toxic' relationship with a woman, who on the day of the attack told him she may have been pregnant. Information on the phone also indicated he had gotten another woman pregnant, whose due date was in October 2022, around the time of the shooting, the report said.
'The analysis of Nicholas' phone, interviews of family/friends, and a comprehensive review of all collected evidence provided insight into the stressors of his life that likely contributed to the ambush attack on officers,' the report said.
DeMonte, 35, was a 10-year veteran officer and co-recipient of his department’s 2019 Officer of the Year award. His wife was expecting their third child at the time of his death.
Hamzy, 34, worked eight years for his hometown police force. Like DeMonte, he was an adviser to a police cadet program.
Iurato joined the Bristol department in 2018.