Overview
- Three officers responded to 309 Linden St. at 12:13 a.m. after a 911 report of a man with a gun in a parked SUV.
- During a pat frisk, Nigel Vaughn, 40, allegedly resisted, produced a firearm and opened fire; officers returned fire and he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
- Two Fall River officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds — one to the elbow and one to the abdomen stopped by a ballistic vest — and all responding officers were discharged from care.
- A Glock fitted with an aftermarket switch that made it fully automatic was recovered next to the suspect, according to officials.
- State Police detectives assigned to the Bristol County DA and Crime Scene Services are leading the investigation, with officials noting a brief police contact with Vaughn at a nearby gas station minutes earlier and releasing body-camera stills from the incident.