Family Of Ridgefield Man Killed By Police Reportedly May Sue Town

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The family of John Valluzzo, the 75-year-old man who was killed by a Ridgefield police officer in May in his yard while holding a gun, has filed notice that it reserves the right to sue the town, according to CTPost.com.

According to a State Police statement, Ridgefield officers responding to a report of a domestic dispute at 423 Ridgebury Road on May 25, arrived and found Valluzzo in the yard of the home.

Officers ordered him to lower his weapon, state police said. When he refused and raised his gun to the officers, Jorge Romero, a seven-year veteran of the department Romero fired his weapon at Valluzzo, state police said.

Romero was placed on paid leave after the incident.

Valluzzo was the founder and president of the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury.

Read the full CTPost.com article here.

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