Overview
- Police responded to a report of an armed person in a vehicle parked outside the Mansfield Police Department and later found the individual deceased inside the car.
- Officers established a secure perimeter and asked the public to avoid the area while mutual-aid partners and regional tactical units assisted.
- The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (METRO-LEC) and a regional SWAT team were called in and the Mansfield Fire Department was staged to help if needed.
- Authorities say a drone was used to check the vehicle before tactical officers entered and located a 31-year-old who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office is investigating, police described the event as isolated, and officials have released only limited details.