https://twitter.com/BosCeltFan4Life/status/928687176359075840
WHAT WE KNOW NOW: A man is dead and a woman wounded, both shot by police who say the dead man is not the person who stole a Rhode Island State Police cruiser earlier Thursday. Providence Safety Commissioner Steven Paré said police are still looking for Donald Morgan, 35, in connection with the theft of the cruiser.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man shot dead by police officers after a pursuit in downtown Providence is not the same person who stole a state police cruiser earlier in the day, Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré said.
The man was killed and a woman who was riding in the same white pickup truck is still at Miriam Hospital; her condition is not known, Paré said. The man’s body has been removed from the scene of the shooting by the state medical examiner.
This is a developing story. Check below for updates.
The Latest:
3:45 pm ET –
https://twitter.com/BosCeltFan4Life/status/928687176359075840
WHAT WE KNOW NOW: A man is dead, a woman wounded, both shot by police who say the dead man is not the person who stole a RI State Police cruiser earlier Thursday. Police are still looking for Donald Morgan, 35, in connection with the theft of the cruiser https://t.co/ZKfzJ6OjYO pic.twitter.com/hjii46YZR6
— Providence Journal (@projo) November 9, 2017
Man killed by police in Providence did not steal state police cruiser https://t.co/LsqF8AZamc
— Providence Journal (@projo) November 9, 2017
1:30 pm ET –
Rhode Island police say handcuffed inmate going to court stole cruiser when trooper pulled over at accident scene. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/gKDIg5KYgu
— David Bienick (@BienickWCVB) November 9, 2017
U/D Providence RI – 1 Victim is DOA on scene, 2nd victim (female/passenger) has been transported in critical condition. (Note there was ALOT of bullet holes into the passenger side of that pickup truck)
— RIBNS [Offline] (@RIBNS) November 9, 2017
12:15 pm ET –
From @DanMcGowan you can see white truck with bullet holes near Providence Place Mall. Suspect is dead. pic.twitter.com/ztx4eNI2eR
— Tim White (@TimWhiteRI) November 9, 2017
12:00 pm ET –
BREAKING: Police have confirmed the suspect is dead following shots fired near the Providence Place Mall. https://t.co/FXTzh1yvpV
— WPRI 12 (@wpri12) November 9, 2017
#DEVELOPING: We counted 14 bullet holes in the white pickup truck that appears to be the focus of the police investigation after this morning's fatal shooting near #Providence mall. @projophoto by @BobBreidenbach https://t.co/5zXk0y68cu pic.twitter.com/Ei6uehdBTt
— Providence Journal (@projo) November 9, 2017
NOW: At least one person is dead after a police-involved shooting in downtown Providence, Rhode Island https://t.co/f6HE0AhcDd
— NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) November 9, 2017
11:45 am ET –
NEW: RISP cruiser was stolen by suspect & ditched. He got into white pickup. Pursuit thru streets of Providence. Multiple rounds fired at truck. One dead, another wounded, according to law enforcement
— Parker Gavigan (@NBC10_Parker) November 9, 2017
#BREAKING: One person dead; police close access to Route 95 near mall / Video https://t.co/5zXk0y68cu pic.twitter.com/XQYouUcamL
— Providence Journal (@projo) November 9, 2017
[contentcards url=”http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20171109/developing-one-person-dead-police-close-access-to-route-95-near-mall–videos” target=”_blank”]#Breaking: Shots fired in area of Providence Place Mall amid search for suspect who stole police cruiser, per law enforcement sources: https://t.co/FXTzh1yvpV pic.twitter.com/6ZFG7VFZFA
— WPRI 12 (@wpri12) November 9, 2017