Winnipeg Free Press
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May 18, 2026
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Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
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-0.30 · CENTER-LEFT
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-0.352 · LEFT
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Article Excerpt
A former Hartford police officer has been charged in the fatal shooting of a black man who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Officer Jason Hribal, 43, appeared before Hartford Superior Court Judge Jocelyn M. MacLeod on Monday and was ordered held without bail pending his preliminary hearing.
The shooting occurred on Saturday at 6:20 p.m., when police were called to respond to reports of a man making threatening statements in the North End neighborhood. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Darien Thompson sitting in his car with a gun and threatening suicide.
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