Two Hartford police cruisers were damaged and several police officers were nearly struck Tuesday morning as a person wanted for questioning in a Sunday homicide fled from authorities, according to police.
Patrol officers responded to Coleman Drive Tuesday morning to investigate the report of a suspicious vehicle after someone wanted for questioning in the shooting death of 63-year-old Jeffrey Worrell, police said.
Worrell was found at Westland Street and Garden Street just before 2 p.m. with a gunshot to the head, according to police. He was transported from the scene to St. Francis Hospital, where he later died.
Police said officers noticed the driver from a wanted bulletin this morning. As officers approached the vehicle, the driver fled, ramming a marked cruiser, causing it to hit another cruiser.
The driver then backed up, crashed into a light pole and nearly hit several officers while driving away, according to police.
The driver then drove directly at a patrol unit on Coleman Drive, forcing police to drive onto a curb to avoid being hit, police said.
The driver was able to get away. No one was injured, but two cruisers were damaged and had to be taken out of service.
