A suspect has died following an officer-involved shooting in Spencer, Massachusetts, according to Spencer police.
A suspect has died following an officer-involved shooting in Spencer, Massachusetts, according to Spencer police.
At 8:30 p.m. officers attempted to stop a vehicle involved in an earlier domestic dispute. The vehicle gave way to a short pursuit before pulling in to a driveway along Northwest Road.
The suspect then exited the vehicle and pointed a possible firearm at police officers.
An officer fired a single shot. The suspect was then transported to the hospital where he died of his injury.
According to police, a replica handgun was found near the suspect.
Neighbor Robert Frigon witnessed the incident. "I just heard the police coming up the road, then I hear one gunshot," Frigon told reporters. "I yelled to my wife 'shut the doors and get in the house.'"
The suspect's vehicle was towed from the scene around 3:30 Monday morning
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The incident remains under investigation.
