The wife of a Stamford man who engaged police in an hours-long standoff and shootout is assisting in the investigation “to the best of her cognitive ability,” her attorney exclusively told News 12.

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.

Carmen Parkington lost her husband and house on Dec. 2. The incident began around 9:15 a.m. when a state marshal went to evict Carmen and Jed Parkington from their home on Oaklawn Avenue after it was foreclosed on. Police said Jed Parkington, 63, got his wife to go with the marshal, then barricaded himself inside, later opening fire on police armored vehicles. Officers exchanged gunfire with him several times during the afternoon before he turned the gun on himself, according to police.

Police said a search of the home led them to find a decomposed body hidden on the second floor, along with explosives and Nazi paraphernalia throughout. Police have not released the identity of the body or said what caused that person's death.

“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."

Martinez said Carmen Parkington was very active in multicultural activities in Stamford before her mental health challenges. She served on the Peruvian American Cultural Center Board and was part of a Sister City Delegation that traveled to Lima, Peru, with then-Mayor Michael Pavia in 2011, according to Martinez.

While local police are handling the decomposed body case, the Office of the Inspector General is investigating the standoff and shootout. That’s required by state law whenever an officer fires a weapon. News 12 has learned the office is expected to release its report and police body camera footage from the incident by midday Tuesday, Dec. 9.