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Police ID bicyclist hit and killed by unmarked police vehicle in Norwalk

Norwalk police cruiser
NBCConnecticut.com

A police officer in an unmarked police vehicle hit a man on a bicycle while responding to a call on Monday evening and the man who was struck has died, according to police.

It happened just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Fairfield Avenue.

State police said a Norwalk police detective was driving an unmarked Chevrolet Equinox that had emergency lights and he was approaching the intersection and a green light.

The bicyclist, 68-year-old Manuel Bonilla-Gomez, of Norwalk, was approaching the intersection and a red light when he went into the intersection, according to state police.

First responders provided medical aid and Bonilla-Gomez was rushed to Norwalk Hospital where he died, according to police.

Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh offered the department's thoughts and prayers to the victim's family.

Walsh said the officer, who has been with the department for 10 years, is on administrative leave.

The Connecticut State Police are investigating the accident.

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