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2 Police Officers Injured, Suspect Killed During Shooting in Fall River
- Prosecutors said early Sunday that Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III confirmed a suspect was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in Fall River.
- Earlier that night, officers had stopped Vaughn at Knight's Gas Station on Linden Street and asked him to leave after reports of reckless driving.
- Officers performed a pat frisk of the suspect, who violently resisted and fired while on the ground, striking one officer in the elbow and another in the abdomen; police recovered a Glock pistol with aftermarket `switch`.
- All three officers were taken to hospital and later discharged; the two injured Fall River police officers had non-life-threatening wounds, and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office is investigating.
- Fall River Police Chief Kelly Furtado said body-worn camera images show the encounter, and officials urged caution, with more details to be released soon.
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Two Fall River police officers shot, suspect dead, after violent struggle
A suspect is dead after he opened fire on two Fall River Police officers, striking one in the officer’s bullet proof vest, and another in the elbow, during a violent struggle in that city just after midnight, according to police. The suspect, identified as Nigel Vaughn, 40, of Fall River, according to Bristol DA Thomas Quinn III. Police were initially called to Linden Street for a report of a man with a gun outside a residence. When they respond…
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