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Mother of man shot by Danbury Police questions use of force

The mother of a 31-year old shot by Danbury Police last week is questioning the use of force and why the Department doesn't have body cameras. 

State police say Aaron Bouffard was shot three times as he advanced toward officers, armed with two large knives after an alleged assault at Midwestern Connecticut Council on Alcoholism.  But his mother, Sherry Bouffard, says her son was shot five times.  Aaron Bouffard struggled and was hunched over using a walker as he entered the courtroom yesterday.  

After her son was arraigned at Danbury Superior Court yesterday, she told Fox 61 that he should be in a hospital until he mends and then "put him in jail for what he's done."

Bouffard told News 12 that her son didn't hear commands to drop the weapons.  He told her he took a step, he was shot in the side and he went down on one knee.  He then told his mother that he was shot again and went down on his second knee.  She questioned why he would then be shot three more times.

Bouffard told reporters outside the courthouse that her son was neither prescribed nor taking medication for a bipolar diagnosis.  He was at MCCA to get off meth. 

Aaron Bouffard is scheduled to be in court again today in Waterbury and Friday in Bristol on probation violation charges.  According to court records, he has 14 criminal convictions to date.

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