Officer who ‘needed to get out of here’ took ambulance dispatched to man dying from police shooting, report says
Published on March 12, 2026.
Dyshan Best, a 39-year-old man who was shot by police in Bridgeport, Connecticut, had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer had a "mild anxiety attack" taking the first one. The state's inspector general found that the shooting was justified as Best had a gun in his hand and the officer had reasons to fear for his own safety. However, the report raised questions about what took place after the shooting, which left Best, who was Black, bleeding with severe internal injuries. The first ambulance was used to remove a white police officer, Erin Perrotta, who had been involved in the foot chase. The second ambulance arrived at the scene at about 6:12 p.m. and Best was brought in for treatment at 6:22p.m., about 14 minutes after Perrota arrived. The report did not specify whether the delay in waiting for another ambulance contributed to Best's death.
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