Bodycam Shows Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting Aboard Sailboat in Newport
Police say a 27-year-old suspect was killed after opening fire on officers, and a veteran officer suffered a graze wound in the exchange.
- On Friday, the Newport Police Department released bodycam footage of the August 26, 2026, fatal shooting of 27-year-old Brendan Norris on a stolen 40-foot sailboat in Newport Harbor.
- Officers approached the custom-built Hinckley-brand yawl Pathfinder at about 9 a.m. on August 26 after receiving reports the vessel was stolen from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- Newport Police Chief Ryan Duffy reported that Norris darted into the cabin, where an officer observed a "metallic object," and police opened fire after hearing a gunshot from inside.
- A veteran officer suffered a graze wound during the exchange, while authorities located Norris unresponsive with a severe head injury and a firearm nearby, which Duffy identified as "not compatible with life."
- Under the attorney general's protocol, a joint investigation by the Newport Police and Rhode Island State Police continues following the vessel's removal to the nearby Elm Street Pier.
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Moment RI cops gun down suspected sailboat bandit who fired at them aboard vessel he stole
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Bodycam Captures Chaos as Newport Cops Board Stolen Sailboat and Come Under Immediate Fire From Cabin, Suspect Killed, Officer Hit
NEWPORT, R.I. — Newly released body-worn camera video captures the chaotic moments when Newport police officers boarded a stolen 40-foot sailboat in Newport Harbor and came under immediate gunfire from inside the cabin, leaving one officer grazed and the suspect dead. The Aug. 26 incident unfolded just after 9 a.m. in the harbor’s northern anchorage. The Newport harbormaster had been alerted the day before to a missing vessel and spotted a boat …
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