HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from Hartford was convicted of attempted murder and other charges after prosecutors said he shot at a police officer in 2021.

The conviction of 35-year-old Jose Cajigas was announced on Tuesday by Sharmese Walcott, the Hartford Judicial District state’s attorney.

Along with attempted murder, Cajigas was also convicted of assault on a public safety officer and criminal possession of a firearm.

According to evidence introduced during his trial, a Hartford police officer on patrol on Main Street on Oct. 26, 2021 spotted a man, later identified as Cajigas, walking with an orange umbrella toward her parked police cruiser.

“Cajigas paced in front of the vehicle and then approached the driver’s side of the cruiser,” Walcott explained. “The officer notified dispatch

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