Death by Cop – 2023
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Paul Coderre
Case # :28
Gender : Male
Age : 55
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : Bayside Lounge on Sconticut Neck Road
City : Fairhaven
County : Bristol
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Acushet Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during altercation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Former fire chief Paul Coderre was allegedly intoxicated, noisy and engaged in an altercation at a lounge when police arrived and shot and killed him. Police allege he had a gun.
In the past, Fire Chief Coderre had serious legal battles with the city and lost his job in 2021, leading to years of friction between him and authorities before this killing.