Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: 8 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/20/1998
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Charged w/ 2nd degree manslaughter
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Conservation Officer James Spignesi was shot and killed while checking private property for suspected illegal deer hunting near Scotland, Connecticut. Officer Spignesi was with another officer when he was struck by a round from a high-powered rifle. His partner arrested the suspected shooter, an off-duty state corrections officer, who claimed the shooting was an accident. The suspect was hunting illegally after dark when the incident took place.
Officer Spignesi had served with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for eight years. He was survived by his father, three brothers, and his sister.
