Tense moments were caught on camera during a deadly shootout between police officers and a suspected boat thief in Newport, Rhode Island.
The Newport Police Department on Friday released video from the incident that happened in August.
During that incident on Aug. 26, officers received a call about a stolen sailboat in Newport Harbor. The suspect opened fire seconds after they arrived, police said.
Officers returned fire, and one of them was heard numerous times on his own bodycam recording saying he had been hit shot in the leg.
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The suspect was eventually shot and pronounced dead on scene. The stolen sailboat matched the description of a boat named “Pathfinder” that was reported stolen from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Police confirm to Fox News Digital that Brendan Norris, 27, is the suspect who allegedly stole the boat from the marina and traveled from New Jersey to Rhode Island
Fox News Digital reached out to the Newport Police Department.
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In a few social posts shared in August, people claiming to be friends of the boat’s owner shared posts asking the public to keep an eye out for the missing vessel, which is a “2 masted Yawl Hinckley Bermuda 40,” the post said.
Following the video’s release, the police department said, “Our goal in releasing this video is to provide the public and the media with an accurate, factual, and transparent presentation of the incident, allowing viewers to better understand the circumstances and information surrounding our officers’ actions.”
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NPD confirmed it is conducting a joint investigation into the incident with the help of Rhode Island State Police.
