Inspector general releases information on standoff and discovery of human remains in Stamford

WTNH ^ | December 9th, 2025 | Jenn Brink

[Third Person]

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STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A man who opened fire on police during a standoff last week in Stamford was wearing a military uniform shirt with a Nazi insignia on the collar, according to the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General’s preliminary report.

A state marshal arrived at a home in the 200 block of Oaklawn Avenue around 9 a.m. on Dec. 2 to evict 63-year-old Jed Parkington and his wife following a foreclosure.

Police find decomposing body in Stamford home where barricaded suspect took his life According to the report, Parkington’s wife and her dog met the state marshal in the driveway and then walked to the back entrance of the house.

Parkington came to the door wearing a military uniform shirt with a Nazi insignia and had a utility belt with items attached that the state marshal believed could include explosive devices, according to the report.

Parkington allegedly pushed his wife back outside and said, “Take her someplace safe, this is not going to end well,” according to the report.

The state marshal retreated and called Stamford police to report what she had encountered. Officers said Parkington was barricaded inside and possibly armed, prompting them to call the department’s Hostage Negotiation Team and Special Response Team to the scene.

A negotiator spoke with Parkington by phone but could not convince him to come out of the house.

After police obtained a search warrant for the home and an arrest warrant for Parkington, the Special Response Team approached the front of the house in two Bearcat armored vehicles around 12:30 p.m. Using a loudspeaker, a member of the Special Response Team told Parkington he was under arrest and ordered him to come out of the house with his hands up.

According to the report, Parkington began to fire multiple rounds at the vehicles, causing damage to both and forcing the two officers to retreat.

The Special Response Team then used non-lethal flash bangs and drones to try to determine where Parkington was inside the house. The inspector general said he shot down some of the drones as they flew by windows.

Three officers — two officers from the Bearcat and one from a tactical position on a nearby home’s porch — returned fire, but did not hit Parkington, the report said.

At around 3:35 p.m., police heard a single gunshot from inside the house. Officers flew a drone into the house and found Parkington with a gunshot wound to his head.

According to the report, the drone footage also showed grenades, a pipe bomb, and other improvised explosive devices.

While the bomb squad started the process of determining whether the home was safe to enter, they discovered human remains in a room across the hall from where Parkington was found.

The remains have not yet been identified, but the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the person died from “blunt impact injuries of the head and torso with gagging,” and ruled the death a homicide.

Parkington’s death was ruled a suicide by the medical examiner.

The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General, the Connecticut State Police, Stamford police, and the Stamford Judicial State’s Attorney’s Office are investigating.

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[Third Person]

another CT Nazi

[Valpal1]

What does the wife hafe have to say about the human remains?

[gundog]

Stamford...home of daytime trash TV. Steve Wilkos, Maury....

[tumblindice]

I’ll bet the stank funk in that house was as bad as the odor on The View stage, you stink? Think?

[Psalm 73]

"What does the wife have have to say about the human remains?"

You actually READ the article before you posted a comment?

Who does that?

[Valpal1]

I’m twisted that way.