A police officer was shot while in pursuit of suspects believed to be responsible for attempted carjackings throughout Waterbury Thursday night. Officers with the Auto Theft Task Force were conducting an investigation when they encountered three suspects in Waterbury’s west end,

A police officer in Connecticut was shot in the leg while investigating a string of attempted carjackings, officials said. The Waterbury officer, part of the department’s Auto Theft Task Force, was struck by gunfire on Thursday evening,