Man dead: standoff, shootout with Stamford Police

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STAMFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - The Connecticut Inspector General is investigating police use of force during a standoff that lasted hours in Stamford on Tuesday.

Police say a suspect, who was barricaded inside a home on Oaklawn Avenue, shot at responding officers Tuesday.

At that time, police returned fire.

The man was later found dead inside the home from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

No other details are available at this time.

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