Ax Wielding Man Apprehended After Foot Pursuit
Fairfield Police UPDATE: FAIRFIELD, CT - On April 16, 2024, at approximately 10:52 PM, the Fairfield Police Departmentresponded to a report of a suspicious individual at Hemlock Hardware, located at 1860 Post Road.Officers arrived on the scene to find a male subject, later identified as Orlando Roper (DOB: 06/21/1988)of New York, NY, behaving erratically.Roper was observed behind his vehicle parked near an adjacent business, brandishing an axe. Despiteofficers' attempts to engage him peacefully, Roper made statements indicating his desire for Officers touse deadly force in order to gain compliance.Efforts to de-escalate the situation were made, but Roper fled on foot while still wielding the axe. Officersengaged Roper in a foot pursuit across railroad tracks and eventually Interstate 95. Despite thedeployment…
