Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/09/2024
Location : Morris Street
City : West Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : West Warwick/Coventry Regional SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
West Warwick police responded to an alleged domestic assault. They arrived at the residence and found a man locked into the home. Police engaged, the West Warwick/Coventry regional SWAT team after a standoff, forced entry was made into the home and a man was found dead from alleged suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.abc6.com/man-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-standoff-in-west-warwick/
Neil Douglas
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/03/2024
Location : Harding Avenue
City : Cranston
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Cranston Police Department, Providence County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Neil Douglas was terminally ill, having mental health issues and allegedly involved in a domestic disturbance, fired a gun at his wife and missed. Police with SWAT arrived and escalated a standoff. He died of alleged suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.abc6.com/significant-cranston-police-response-blocks-harding-ave/
https://patch.com/rhode-island/cranston/heavy-police-presence-cranstons-edgewood-neighborhood
Name Not Disclosed
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/22/2024
Location : Spofford Avenue
City : Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Warwick Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Warwick PD were sent to a domestic violence call involving a man with a gun. Police arrived, created a perimeter and escalated a standoff. SWAT entered and found the man dead from suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-found-dead-after-warwick-standoff/ar-AA1pcSYL
Name Not Disclosed
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/20/2024
Location : 1000 block of Pontiac Avenue
City : Cranston
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Cranston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to a home for a man with a gun in his home. Police arrived and escalated a standoff that lasted for hours. When police made forcible entry, they found the man deceased from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.turnto10.com/news/local/police-surround-house-in-cranston
Robert William Benoit
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/17/2023
Location : Sarah Teft Dr
City : Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Warwick PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Warwick PD received a call about a man with a firearm. When police arrived, he had some contact with them but for unknown reasons, he reportedly retreated in his home. A shot was heard. He had committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.abc6.com/massive-police-presence-observed-outside-warwick-home/
Michael Pinto
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/16/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Providence
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Providence PD
Officer(s) : Matthew Rampone, Joseph Lopes
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Providence PD pulled Michael Pinto over for a traffic stop and claim that he “tried to run an officer over.” An unknown altercation took place and Pinto left with Providence PD chasing him. Two more officers joined the chase. Police had seen during a traffic stop that Pinto’s teenage daughter was in the car with him but they nevertheless hunted him until he stopped and then shot and killed him in front of his daughter. The daughter was also shot in the leg when police shot up the vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/one-dead-teenager-shot-after-police-pursuit-in-providence/
Steven M. Brown
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2023
Location : New London Turnpike
City : West Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : West Warwick PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist chased into fatal wreck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steven M. Brown was chased by 7 or 8 police vehicles until he crashed and died. The reason for the chase was not revealed by police.
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James Harrison
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/24/2023
Location : Route 295
City : Cranston
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Johnston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
James Harrison was wanted for questioning in a double murder when police tracked him to his vehicle on I-295. He reportedly pointed a gun at police and was shot and killed.No officers were charged.
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Russell Dufault
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/27/2022
Location : North Main St
City : Woonsocket
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Gregory DeMarco, Theodore Gibbons
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force in US Marshals jointly tried to arrest Russell Dufault on a warrant. He fled and was shot and killed.