Connecticut State Police have arrested the man who was shot by a police officer following a reported assault in Danbury last week.
According to police, a man, later identified as 31-year-old Aaron Bouffard, began assaulting people at the treatment facility.
Victims said Bouffard's behaviors escalated as he began wielding two butchers knives near them.
When police arrived, they immediately began trying to find Bouffard.
Officers at the scene said they encountered Bouffard near a recreational soccer field walking towards them with the knives still in his hands.
Police said they attempted to deescalate the incident, however, Bouffard continued to advance towards them and did not listen to any directives to put the knives down.
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An officer on scene, later identified as Alex Relyea, fired several rounds at Bouffard and hit him in the thigh, pelvis area and finger, authorities said.
Bouffard was treated at the scene and he was transported to Danbury Hospital before being transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
He was arrested on Tuesday.
According to police, Officer Relyea is currently on paid administrative leave. He was also involved in another police-involved shooting last year where one person was killed and another was injured at the Glen Apartments. He has been a police officer in Danbury since 2014.
