FALL RIVER (WBSM) — Two police officers were wounded and the suspect shot and killed after an officer-involved shooting in Fall River early this morning.
Bristol County District AttorneyThomas M. Quinn III said Fall River Police responded at about 12:13 a.m. to a residence on Linden Street for a 911 call reporting a Black male possessed a firearm in a vehicle outside of that address.
He was later identified as Nigel Vaughn, 40, of Fall River.
How the Confrontation Turned Violent
Police arrived to find Vaughn outside of the address in a dark-colored SUV. They performed a pat-frisk on him, during which Quinn said Vaughn began to violently resist, and during the struggle, took out a firearm…