Alex Hamzy’s heartbroken dad hails Bristol cop killed in ambush as a ‘patriot’ and ‘all-American’

The heartbroken dad of slain Bristol, Conn., cop Alex Hamzy — who was gunned down during an apparently bogus domestic violence call — remembered his son Thursday as “a patriot” and “an all-American.”

“He had a smile that the chief of police told me, ‘I will never forget that smile on his face’,” Alex Hamzy Sr. told the Connecticut Post.

The 34-year-old cop was shot and killed Wednesday night along with Bristol Police Sgt. Dustin Demonte, 35, after they were lured to a Redstone Hill Road home by a phony 911 call which turned out to be a trap.

A third officer, Alex Iurato, 26, was wounded and underwent surgery Thursday, although he remains in serious condition, cops said.

Hamzy Sr. said becoming a cop was a lifelong dream for his son and that he had worked construction jobs and at his business, Crystal Diner, before joining the department in 2014.

“I said I want him to go to college. He said ‘Dad, I want to be a police officer, I want to help my town… the one I was born in, I grew up in,'” he said.

Police said the officers were shot by Nicholas Brutcher, who opened fire as soon as they arrived at the scene, and was then himself killed when the cops opened fire.

Brutcher’s brother Nathan, was also involved in the altercation and remains at a local hospital after he was wounded.

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Hamzy, a Bristol native and 2006 graduate of Bristol Eastern High School, leaves behind his wife, Katie, his parents and two sisters, authorities said.

Sgt. Delmonte is survived by his pregnant wife, Laura, and daughters Phoebe and Porter

In a separate report, the Connecticut Post reported Thursday Iurato had received a commendation last year for thwarting a suicide attempt.