Suspect Dead, Officer Hurt in Shooting Aboard Stolen Boat at Elm Street Pier

Rhode Island State Police and the state attorney general's office are assisting Newport police with the investigation.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Shots were subsequently fired as police boarded the boat.

When officers approached the boat, he fled below deck and ignored commands before arming himself with a firearm.

According to updates from local news sources, the suspect was accused of stealing a luxury sailboat from Jersey City, New Jersey.

Expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area as the investigation continues.

A police officer was also shot in the leg but is expected to survive.

The suspect is dead, according to police.

Officers boarded the boat in the harbor, where shots were fired.

The harbormaster responded to a report of a stolen boat at the Elm Street Pier around 9 a.m. Wednesday, and additional police were called in to assist.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Newport after a confrontation aboard a stolen boat left one person dead.

Incident reported at Elm Street Pier.

Rhode Island State Police and the state attorney general's office are assisting Newport police with the investigation.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Shots were subsequently fired as police boarded the boat.

When officers approached the boat, he fled below deck and ignored commands before arming himself with a firearm.

According to updates from local news sources, the suspect was accused of stealing a luxury sailboat from Jersey City, New Jersey.

Expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area as the investigation continues.

A police officer was also shot in the leg but is expected to survive.

The suspect is dead, according to police.

Officers boarded the boat in the harbor, where shots were fired.

The harbormaster responded to a report of a stolen boat at the Elm Street Pier around 9 a.m. Wednesday, and additional police were called in to assist.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Newport after a confrontation aboard a stolen boat left one person dead.

Incident reported at Elm Street Pier.

Rhode Island State Police and the state attorney general's office are assisting Newport police with the investigation.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Shots were subsequently fired as police boarded the boat.

When officers approached the boat, he fled below deck and ignored commands before arming himself with a firearm.

According to updates from local news sources, the suspect was accused of stealing a luxury sailboat from Jersey City, New Jersey.

Expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area as the investigation continues.

A police officer was also shot in the leg but is expected to survive.

The suspect is dead, according to police.

Officers boarded the boat in the harbor, where shots were fired.

The harbormaster responded to a report of a stolen boat at the Elm Street Pier around 9 a.m. Wednesday, and additional police were called in to assist.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Newport after a confrontation aboard a stolen boat left one person dead.

Incident reported at Elm Street Pier.

Rhode Island State Police and the state attorney general's office are assisting Newport police with the investigation.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Shots were subsequently fired as police boarded the boat.

When officers approached the boat, he fled below deck and ignored commands before arming himself with a firearm.

According to updates from local news sources, the suspect was accused of stealing a luxury sailboat from Jersey City, New Jersey.

Expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area as the investigation continues.

A police officer was also shot in the leg but is expected to survive.

The suspect is dead, according to police.

Officers boarded the boat in the harbor, where shots were fired.

The harbormaster responded to a report of a stolen boat at the Elm Street Pier around 9 a.m. Wednesday, and additional police were called in to assist.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Newport after a confrontation aboard a stolen boat left one person dead.

Incident reported at Elm Street Pier.

Rhode Island State Police and the state attorney general's office are assisting Newport police with the investigation.

The suspect's identity has not yet been released.

Shots were subsequently fired as police boarded the boat.

When officers approached the boat, he fled below deck and ignored commands before arming himself with a firearm.

According to updates from local news sources, the suspect was accused of stealing a luxury sailboat from Jersey City, New Jersey.

Expect a heavy law enforcement presence in the area as the investigation continues.

A police officer was also shot in the leg but is expected to survive.

The suspect is dead, according to police.

Officers boarded the boat in the harbor, where shots were fired.

The harbormaster responded to a report of a stolen boat at the Elm Street Pier around 9 a.m. Wednesday, and additional police were called in to assist.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Newport after a confrontation aboard a stolen boat left one person dead.

Incident reported at Elm Street Pier.