A longtime school psychologist at Berlin High School is dead after a domestic violence call led to a police shooting in East Hartford.
Officers responded to the home on Skyline Drive around 6:15 p.m. Thursday for a domestic violence complaint. East Hartford Police said when two officers arrived they got into a physical struggle at the home with a man who they described as the aggressor in the incident. When a stun gun was not effective, at least one officer opened fire and struck the man.
The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, the Windham State’s Attorney identified the man as John Carras. School officials said he was a school psychologist at Berlin High School, where he served for the last 11 years.
The two officers were taken to the hospital, one with injuries and one for evaluation.
A female victim was also taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, which police said appear to be a result of domestic violence.
"This is a sad time for this quiet community. This is a wonderful town and a wonderful community and unfortunately we’ve had a tragedy tonight here at this address," said Lt. Joshua Litwin of the East Hartford Police Department.
Connecticut State Police and the state's attorney will investigate the shooting.
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East Hartford police said they had no previous record of domestic violence calls at the home.