Two Seekonk officers arrived at the crash and that’s when the DA’s office says the suspect opened fire on them with a 7.62-millimeter AK-47 model rifle. Officers then returned fire.
The DA’s office says officers then took up a defensive position and called for assistance from the SWAT Team.
When the SWAT Team determined the suspect no longer posed a threat, emergency responders cut open the roof of the suspect’s car. He was found dead inside the vehicle.
Break-in suspect involved in shootout with Seekonk, Massachusetts PD
1Deadly police-involved shooting under investigation in Seekonk