Death by Cop 2021-2025
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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.
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Frank J. Nappa, Jr.
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/22/2021
Location : 3524 West Shore Road
City : Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Warwick Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Justin Martin
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 22, 2021, Warwick Police Department officers responded to a welfare check at the Lockwood Condominiums, located at 3524 West Shore Road in Warwick, Rhode Island. The call was initiated by a family member concerned about Frank J. Nappa Jr., who was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis and armed with a loaded firearm. Nappa exited the condominium multiple times, each time holding a rifle and pointing it at the officers before retreating inside. Despite repeated commands to disarm, Nappa emerged a third time, advancing toward the officers with the rifle aimed in their direction. Officer Justin Martin open fire, striking Nappa. Immediate medical assistance was provided, and Nappa was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Subsequent investigations by the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and the Rhode Island State Police concluded that the use of lethal force was legally justified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://turnto10.com/i-team/warwick-police-officer-report-shooting-legally-justified-attorney-generals-office-police-emergency-semi-automatic-rifle-lockwood-condominiums-investigation-february-24-2023
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/warwick-police-id-man-shot-killed-by-officer-during-armed-standoff/
Michael Ouellette
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/02/2021
Location : Sisson Street and Water Street
City : Warren
County : Bristol
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Bristol Police Department
Officer(s) : Major Scott McNally and Chief Kevin Lynch
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On September 2, 2021, Michael Ouellette, 37, president of the Italian-American Club in Warren, Rhode Island, fatally shot Assistant Fire Chief Brian Remy, 66, and wounded Jason Furtado, 41, inside the club. After the shootings, Ouellette fled the scene on foot. Bristol Police Chief Kevin Lynch and Major Scott McNally, responding to the incident, encountered Ouellette on Water Street. Ouellette fired at the officers, who returned fire. Ouellette then retreated into an alley off Water Street, where he was later found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.997wpro.com/2021/09/03/shooting-at-rhode-island-social-club-leaves-2-dead-1-hurt/
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/police-responding-to-shots-fired-in-warren/
Joseph L. Ventre Jr.
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/07/2021
Location : 345 Angell Street
City : Providence
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Providence Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event : Death following police restraint during response to a disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 7, 2021, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Providence Police officers responded to reports of a man screaming in the street near 345 Angell Street, possibly under the influence of narcotics. Upon arrival, they encountered 34-year-old Joseph L. Ventre Jr., who was rolling on the ground and groaning unintelligibly. Officers attempted to calm Ventre and requested assistance from the Providence Fire Department. Due to his erratic behavior and for the safety of all involved, officers decided to restrain Ventre. Body camera footage shows officers holding Ventredown on his stomach for approximately 90 seconds while handcuffing him. Shortly thereafter, Ventre became unresponsive. Emergency responders initiated CPR and transported him to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:41 a.m. The Rhode Island Medical Examiner later determined that Ventre's death was due to the combined toxic effects of methamphetamine and methadone during police restraint.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.abc6.com/body-camera-footage-released-showing-struggle-before-possible-drug-related-death/
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/man-handcuffed-by-providence-officers-died-from-toxic-drug-effects-medical-examiner-concludes/