Bristol police investigating death at home owned by former town councilor

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — Bristol police are investigating a death at a Constitution Street home owned by a former town councilor, 12 News has learned.

Police confirmed on Sunday that they were looking into a death with the help of the State Medical Examiner’s Office, but said they were “not able to report out any cause of death or further information at this time.”

12 News referenced publicly available property tax records and past reporting to match the home to former town councilor David Barboza, a onetime member of the Bristol Police Department who in 2019 was accused of sexual assault dating back to the 1970s…

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