RPD Chief David Smith briefed the media Saturday morning, saying officers responded to reports of a man breaking into the house of his ex-girlfriend, possibly with a gun, around 10:15 p.m. Officers tell us the caller, the woman’s current boyfriend, told police he had his legally-owned pistol on him at the time.
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When officers got to the scene, they found the suspect on the side of the house — that’s when bullets started to fly.
Chief Smith says the suspect pulled out a gun and starting shooting at officers and the victim. RPD officers and the victim shot back, and the victim was shot multiple times.
The suspect ran from the scene, but an officer found them near Arnett Boulevard and Thurston Road. Again, the chief says the suspect immediately pulled out a gun and shot at the officer. That officer shot the suspect, and the suspect died at the scene.
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