On August 14, 2015, 53-year-old Christopher Thomas Anderson passed a threatening note to a teller during a bank robbery in South Windsor, then fled with a large sum of money. A multi-jurisdiction police pursuit ended at the intersection of Route 44 in Bolton when his vehicle became disabled after striking the roadside. Officers approached as Anderson exited holding a utility razor knife; witnesses said he told officers to shoot him. A Taser was deployed but Anderson removed the prongs and continued advancing, after which a state trooper and a Manchester police officer fired, striking him multiple times.

Anderson was taken to a hospital and died of complications from gunshot wounds on August 16, 2015; the manner of death was ruled a homicide. The state’s attorney for the judicial district of New London later reviewed the case and in December 2016 concluded the use of deadly force was justified. Records show Anderson had prior convictions for bank robbery in 2006, had served seven years, was on probation at his death, and was a suspect in another bank robbery a week earlier. His family and a roommate described struggles with addiction, depression, and anger toward police. Did anyone in the Bolton or South Windsor area see Anderson or events that day and have details to share?