Bristol, Connecticut, police ambush: Suspect described as 'rowdy' divorced dad who was 'always drinking'
foxnews.comPeople who knew Nicholas Brutcher, the suspect in the killing of two Connecticut police officers, described him as "rowdy" and "always drinking." In an interview with the New York Post, a neighbor of his brother, Nathaniel Brutcher, said that "Nick was the big rowdy one." The woman added that Nicholas, who the Post said was a divorced father, was a "big teddy bear." Another neighbor told the outlet that Nicholas would visit his brother and that he was "always drinking." "I don’t know much about [Nicholas], except he drinks a lot," he said. "The dude’s always drinking.
He’d be around, checking on his brother." The same neighbor described Nathaniel Brutcher as a "man-child" who he claimed was into drugs.
Photos on Facebook show the brothers posing with guns. Nicholas Brutcher poses holding a gun (Facebook / Nicholas Brutcher) According to the female neighbor, Nicholas and Nathaniel have two other brothers and an adopted sister.
A preliminary investigation found officers had been responding to a 911 call reporting a possible domestic violence incident between the brothers.
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