Police ID man found dead with off-duty cop inside home

Waterbury (AP) — Authorities have identified the man who was found dead along with an off-duty police officer inside a Connecticut home.

State police on Friday said 39-year-old James Stuart died from multiple gunshot wounds. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Police were called to the Waterbury home Wednesday for a reported disturbance. Police say the officer, 37-year-old Hollock Yocher, died of a single gunshot wound. Police have ruled his death a suicide.

Yocher was a 10-year veteran of the Waterbury Police Department. Police say the men were acquainted but they haven’t elaborated on their relationship or the circumstances surrounding their deaths.