Newport police are investigating the death of an 85-year-old man at a local hotel as a homicide, the department announced Tuesday.
On Monday, May 18, at 10:10 a.m., at the request of the Bristol Police Department, Newport police officers responded to room 132 at the Harbor Base Inn at 372 Connell Highway to make a death notification regarding a 66-year-old man who jumped from the Mount Hope Bridge, police said.
When officers arrived, they found Terry Costello deceased inside the room. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday by the Rhode Island State Medical Examiner’s Office, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.
The investigation remains active and ongoing, and additional information will be released as it becomes available, police said.
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