Suspect in officer-involved shooting held as bail violator

Suspect in officer-involved shooting held as bail violator

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The man accused of hitting an officer with his car at a Johnston gas station over the weekend is being held without bail. Damian Peterson, 28, has been charged with assault and battery, assaulting an officer, reckless driving, obstructing an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Officers were called to the Shell at the intersection of Hartford and Atwood avenues late Saturday night after a caller claimed a man…

Rhode Island police officer shoots man who drove at him

A police officer in Johnston, Rhode Island, shot a man who drove a car at him at a gas station late Saturday night.

Johnston Police officer shoots at man after being struck by car

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The Johnston Police Department said an officer shot at a suspect after the man allegedly struck the officer with his car on April 26. The department said the officer responded to the Shell gas station on Hartford Avenue around 11:30 p.m. for reports of an argument between a male and a female. Once the officer located the two, the male driver, who was sitting alone in a car, allegedly accelerated at the officer as he exite…

Two injured, including officer, in shooting in Johnston

Two people, including a Johnston police officer, were injured following a shooting at a gas station in Johnston Saturday night.Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Johns

Man charged after striking Johnston officer with car, police say - Newport Dispatch

JOHNSTON — A Providence man faces multiple charges after allegedly striking a Johnston police officer with his vehicle, prompting the officer to discharge his weapon during an incident at a gas station. On April 26 at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers from the Johnston Police Department responded to a report of a possible disturbance at the Shell gas station located at 1396 Hartford Avenue. The call, made by a third party, reported a potential …

A police officer in Johnston, Rhode Island, shot a man who attacked him with a car at a gas station on Saturday night. According to WJAR, the shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, when Johnston police responded to a report of riots at a Shell gas station on Hartford Avenue. A witness called 911 to report that there was an argument between a man and a woman. Johnston police reported that the driver stepped on the accelerator when the o…