Stamford police have identified the decomposing body discovered after a deadly armed standoff as Carmine Boccuzzi, a 79-year-old former tenant.

Police located Boccuzzi’s remains on the second floor of 263 Oaklawn Ave. following an hourslong standoff and shootout with the homeowner, Jed Parkington, on Dec. 2. An autopsy confirmed Boccuzzi was violently killed by “blunt impact injuries of the head and torso with gagging.” Police said they identified Boccuzzi through DNA comparison with a family member, which suggests visual confirmation wasn't possible.

Police would not release more information about Boccuzzi's injuries, what he endured or when he died, per the direction of the Stamford State's Attorney's Office. It’s unclear if Boccuzzi had been reported missing at some point or if he was recently killed.

Court records show Jed and Carmen Parkington bought the house in 2005, but in 2018, the bank began foreclosure proceedings after the couple failed to make their mortgage payments. The process went on for years with the judge awarding the home to the bank, which then triggered eviction proceedings. News 12 is told the couple rented rooms in their home for years. Their names and several others, including Boccuzzi’s, were listed on the initial eviction papers served in April.

Last week, chaos broke out at the house when a state marshal arrived to evict the Parkingtons around 9 a.m. According to a report released by the Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday, Jed Parkington came to the door wearing a military uniform shirt with Nazi insignia on the collar and a utility belt with possible explosives. He pushed his wife outside, stating “take her someplace safe, this is not going to end well,” the report said.

Police called in the Hostage Negotiation Team and the Special Response Team. The IG’s report included a seven-minute audio clip of Jed Parkington’s conversation with the hostage negotiator, where Parkington talked about his struggles to find a place to live.

“Do you know how long I've been looking for housing? And there's no housing,” Jed Parkington said on the recording. “It's like three years, and the nice ones, that they're not repainting crack houses, are six years. See, how can they throw people out if they don't have any place to put them except a shelter? Treating people like garbage.”

He went on to say, “You're pushing people too far. You can't do this to human beings.

"The conversation also included mention of Carmen Parkington and her neurological issues.

“Her memory is shot. You can talk to her daughter. She knows nothing. I did all of this stuff when she was living with her daughter,” Jed Parkington told the negotiator.

It's unclear what Jed Parkington meant by "all this stuff" and if he was referring to Boccuzzi’s death or the other discoveries police later made in the house once the standoff ended.

The negotiator tried to get Jed Parkington to peacefully surrender but was unsuccessful with Jed Parkington, saying he couldn’t get downstairs because there’s “too much stuff there.” He also said on the recoding that his father fought in World War II and taught him how to “defend a house.” A photo included in the IG’s report showed a window barricaded with what appear to be concrete blocks.

The incident became violent when two BearCat armored vehicles approached the home, and police announced over a loudspeaker that Jed Parkington was under arrest, the report said. Body camera footage released Tuesday showed the vehicles came under a barrage of gunfire with bullets denting the exterior and repeatedly piercing the windshield. The footage showed just how intense and dangerous the situation was. Throughout the afternoon, officers and Jed Parkington exchanged gunfire multiple times, according to police. The incident ended when Jed Parkington turned the gun on himself.

A drone sent in to confirm his death, found something besides the body—explosives rigged throughout the home, including grenades, pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails, police said. The bomb squad uncovered Boccuzzi’s body while they were trying to make the home safe.

Police also found Nazi paraphernalia in the house. News 12 was able to spot a Nazi flag hanging from one wall inside and the slogan "Kapitulieren nein!" written on another. The phrase, which was used by Nazis during World War II, translates to, “no surrender!”

Attorney Alex Martinez, who represents Carmen Parkington, said the 69-year-old has been at Stamford Hospital being treated for depression and other cognitive and medical issues that she has had for some time. Martinez also said a family member recently filed an application in probate court to be her conservator.

“Mrs. Parkington, through her counsel, has been assisting the Stamford Police Department investigation to the best of her cognitive ability surrounding the incident of Dec. 2, 2025,” Martinez said in a statement to News 12. "We are seeking placement for Mrs. Parkington in a supervisory setting as she cannot care for herself alone."

On Dec. 1—just one day before the eviction—Carmen Parkington made a last-minute attempt to delay her and husband’s removal. In a letter to the judge, she wrote about financial hardship and health issues that she and her husband had dealt with over the past decade. The letter noted she suffers from "diabetes, depression and memory loss" and pleaded with the judge to "please have mercy on me and allow me, my husband and my dog, to stay in my home until after the holidays."

Martinez told News 12 Carmen Parkington's daughter wrote that on her mother's behalf.

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