Man, 38, killed throughout armed standoff with Fall River police

A 38-year-old man was shot and killed by police early Tuesday morning following an armed standoff with authorities at a Fall River dwelling, prosecutors introduced.

Domonick Knight, 38, suffered a gunshot wound to the top throughout an alternate of gunfire with police and was pronounced lifeless at a neighborhood hospital, the Bristol County District Legal professional’s workplace mentioned in an announcement.

The DA’s workplace mentioned police responded to a house on Langley St. round 1:30 a.m. for a name reporting a person inside the house was armed with a gun and threatening to hurt himself. Police evacuated residents from the house after which tried to barter with the person, later recognized as Knight. 

“Whereas securing the realm, extra calls continued to return in from relations, reiterating the male’s intent to hurt himself,” Fall River police mentioned in an announcement. “Given the character and urgency of the state of affairs, medical personnel have been requested to stage close by. At roughly 2:25 AM, a educated Disaster Negotiator arrived on scene and initiated a number of makes an attempt to speak with the male utilizing cellphone calls, textual content messages, and a loudspeaker. Regardless of all efforts, communication was not efficiently established.”

Officers entered the residence round 3:15 a.m. and gunfire was exchanged, the DA’s workplace mentioned. 

Police mentioned Knight fired upon officers from the highest of a set of stairs after they entered the doorway. 

“Officers returned hearth whereas repositioning away from the entryway,” police mentioned. “Communication efforts continued each previous to and following the alternate of gunfire.”

Police mentioned officers set off a flash bang system after which once more made their approach into the house. The division launched physique cam footage from officers who entered the house that captured the alternate of gunfire throughout the incident, together with images exhibiting Knight on the ground after being shot. Warning: the hyperlink posted by Fall River police contains graphic imagery.

The DA’s workplace mentioned police discovered Knight, wounded, on a second-floor touchdown with two weapons “inside shut proximity.”

“That is an ongoing and energetic investigation,” the DA’s workplace mentioned. “An post-mortem together with different forensic testing is pending.”