Wounded Connecticut Cop Shoots Down Gunman Who Killed His Fellow Officers [Video]

Chilling footage captured from a Connecticut police officer's bodycam showed the wounded cop shooting a gunman, who killed two of his fellow comrades while responding to a 911 call.

The suspect died of his gunshot wound, officials said. The incident that took place on Oct. 12 at around 10:42 p.m. when Sgt. Dustin DeMonte, Officer Alex Hamzy and Officer Alec Iurato responded to a 911 call, believed to have been made by the suspect, Nicholas Brutcher, 35, according to AP News.

Nicholas's brother, Nathan, was present at their Redstone Hill home and spoke to the officers from a side door. Officers asked Nathan to step out of the house, prompting Nicholas to open fire at the officers, according to MassLive.com.

The gunman fired over 80 rounds at the officers, leading to DeMonte and Hamzy suffering multiple gunshot wounds to their heads and torsos.

Following the gunfire that killed the two cops, an injured Iurato was seen hobbling with a gunshot wound to his leg and calling for backup.

"Shots fired, shots fired, more cars, send everyone," the breathless officer was heard saying in the footage released by the Inspector General over the weekend.

Iurato was captured making his way around the house as screams are heard in the background. A volley of gunshots is also heard as he takes cover next to the police cruiser.

The wounded officer fired one shot and struck Nicholas, causing a gunshot wound with spinal cord injuries.

"One down. Suspect down," Iurato radioed in.

Based on the evidence so far, officials believe the shooting down of the suspect was justified.

"While he's escaping to cover, you can hear gunfire, you can hear massive gunfire. He got to cover and while going, he called for help," retired Lt. Paul Vance told WFSB about the incident.

"He called for help for his down brother officers, he called for help to indicate he was wounded and he needed help. He got that message out, which was extremely important, he took cover which was important also. He was able to take the suspect and prevent the suspect from any further aggression whatsoever," he added.

Vance also praised the wounded officer saying, "His adrenalin had to have been pumping, and certainly his training kicked in. He's a young officer, he obviously learned from his training and he did everything textbook like he was supposed to. He did everything he could to get help for the fellow officers, to protect himself and stop the aggression. He did it all. This video clearly shows the pressure he was under and what he was able to do."