Final Report Issued On Use Of Deadly Force By Stamford Police In Barricaded Standoff

STAMFORD, CT — State of Connecticut Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott on Friday released a report on the use of deadly force by Stamford police during a standoff with an armed, barricaded man on Dec. 2, 2025.

Prescott found that three Stamford police officers were legally justified in shooting at Jed Parkington, 63, a resident of a home at 263 Oaklawn Ave., who barricaded himself inside his home and fired upon responding officers after an eviction attempt.

Parkington was not struck by any of the officers' bullets, Prescott said, and he later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No injuries to police were reported during the incident.

"None of the officers at the scene used deadly physical force until Parkington used deadly physical force against the officers in the Bearcats," Prescott wrote in his report. "In light of my conclusion that all three of the officer's uses of deadly physical force was legally justified, neither I nor my office will take further action regarding this matter."

Shortly before 9 a.m. on Dec. 2, 2025, a Connecticut state marshal arrived at Parkington's home to evict the homeowners following the foreclosure of their mortgage.

The marshal encountered Parkington's wife packing up her car, Prescott said.

"Jed Parkington answered the rear door of the residence wearing a military style uniform with a Nazi insignia on the collar, and a utility belt containing devices suspected to be explosives," Prescott wrote in his report.

"He pushed his wife, who had accompanied the Marshall [sic] to the rear door, back outside the house, telling the Marshal to 'take her someplace safe, this is not going to end well.' In response, the Marshal retreated to the front of the house, called the Stamford Police Department, and reported details of her encounter with Jed Parkington."

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Stamford police discovered Parkington had several firearms registered in his name. The department subsequently activated its Hostage Negotiation Team, and a hostage negotiator made telephone contact with Parkington, who still refused to leave, Prescott explained in his report.

Members of the SPD Special Response Team approached the home in two armored Bearcats and tried to get Parkington to come outside, but he did not respond.

Prescott said Parkington had barricaded and fortified the residence, was believed to possess several firearms and possibly explosive or incendiary devices, threw an improvised explosive device at a police Bearcat and fired repeatedly at three Bearcats during the hours-long standoff.

Parkington also fired at nearby propane tanks in an effort to cause an explosion, the report said.

Police attempted to de-escalate the situation through negotiations, a bullhorn and other measures, including flashbangs and tear gas, the report said.

"Parkington's actions suggest a significant amount of planning and intent that he would not leave the premises peacefully," the report said. "The officers knew that if they attempted to breach or bypass the barricades they would be left vulnerable to gunshot fire and Parkington’s explosives while doing so."

One officer fired two sniper shots from a neighboring deck while Parkington shot at the retreating armored vehicles, according to the report, which found the officer acted reasonably in doing so.

Two other officers fired at least 27 rounds and 84 rounds, respectively, from inside the armored vehicles, the report said.

Prescott found the officers also acted reasonably when they fired at Parkington’s position in an effort to penetrate his fortifications and end the threat, stopping when they determined their rifle fire was ineffective.

At approximately 3:35 p.m., police officers near the perimeter of the property heard a single gunshot come from inside the home, Prescott said.

A police drone was deployed inside the home, where it was discovered that Parkington appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Inside, officers found several improvised explosive devices, including Molotov cocktails, grenades and a pipe bomb, the report said.

The decomposing body of Carmine Boccuzzi, 80, described as a tenant of Parkington's, was found under a bedsheet in an upstairs bedroom.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Connecticut found Boccuzzi's cause of death to be "blunt impact injuries of the head and torso with gagging," and the manner of death to be "homicide (assaulted)," the report said.

A police investigation found that Parkington restrained, tortured and killed Boccuzzi, and had written on one of the interior doors that Boccuzzi owed him a significant amount of money and refused to leave, the report said.

Along with the written report from Prescott, interior and exterior photos of the home, the scene on Oaklawn Avenue, and the damage to police vehicles were included.

View the full report here.