JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — An investigation is underway after a police officer shot a man in Johnston late Saturday night. Police say that man hit the officer with his car before the shooting happened.
The officer was responding to a report of an argument at the Shell gas station at the intersection of Hartford Avenue and Atwood Avenue, according to police.
But when the officer started walking towards the suspect’s car, police say the suspect accelerated and hit the officer. That’s when the officer started shooting.
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“All I heard was guns firing and the back of his window shattering,” said Sarinna Sim who says she had a disagreement with the suspect, Damian, before the officer arrived…