Earlier today at a press conference, Tiverton Police Department released the names of the two men who were shot to death on Monday night, one was shot dead by police officers.

Tiverton Police say that Edward Acquisto (80 years old) of Tiverton shot John Cloud (81 years old) of Kingston, Massachusetts to death in a Tiverton cemetery on Monday night.

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