A main road is crowded with law enforcement vehicles near a the scene of a crash where a vehicle came to rest with multiple holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
One victim was found in the suspect’s home in Johnston and another was found in a neighbor’s home at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said. They said a domestic and neighborhood dispute sparked the killings, but didn’t release the victims’ names.
Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist told reporters James Harrison of Johnston fled in a vehicle and was spotted about 9:30 a.m. by Cranston police.
Harrison then drove the wrong way on Plainfield Pike in Cranston during a pursuit, swerved at several police vehicles and struck one, Winquist said. The driver then jumped the median and struck a rock, disabling his vehicle.
Police shot Harrison when he got out the vehicle brandishing a gun at officers. No police were injured.
The state attorney general’s office is investigating law enforcement’s use of deadly force, which is standard protocol, an office spokesperson said.
Rhode Island state troopers investigate the crash scene of a vehicle with holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed a few people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A member of law enforcement investigates the crash scene of a vehicle with holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed a few people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A law enforcement official walks past a vehicle with holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the scene of a crash, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed a few people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A damaged Cranston Police vehicle rests on road by police tape near the scene of a crash where another vehicle came to rest with multiple holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed a few people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A main road is crowded with law enforcement vehicles near a the scene of a crash where a vehicle came to rest with multiple holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A member of law enforcement walks near a Rhode Island State Medical Examiners Office vehicle as the vehicle departs the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Johnston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Members of law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Johnston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Member of law enforcement place bags of items in a vehicle at the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Johnston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A member of law enforcement places items in bags at the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Johnston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A member of law enforcement lifts a police tape as a Rhode Island State Medical Examiners Office vehicle departs the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Johnston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)A Rhode Island state trooper places an evidence marker near a vehicle with holes in the windshield, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the scene of a crash, in Cranston, R.I. A suspect shot and killed two people and wounded a third in Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain today provided the following weekly community update for Newport Schools parents, families, and staff.
As Rhode Island’s air quality continues to be impacted by significant wildfires in Canada, the Ocean State is getting another $178,046 in federal funding this week to help detect bad air quality from events like wildfires and industrial pollution and keep the public informed.
