Police Officer Is Shot Dead at Headquarters
A Providence detective was killed with his own gun at police headquarters by a suspect who was not handcuffed and managed to get the weapon, the police chief said.
James Allen, 50, was shot while questioning Esteban Carpio in a conference room about the stabbing of an 84-year-old woman who survived the attack, Chief Dean Esserman said.
Carpio, 26, allegedly grabbed the officer’s gun, shot him, broke a third-floor window in an adjacent office and jumped onto a service road, Esserman said. Carpio was captured and was charged with murder.
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