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« Officials: Woman killed self, kin on purpose on highway | Today | High court stays out of dispute over custody case blog » January 18, 2008Grand jury: Fatal shooting by Pawtucket police justifiedA Providence County grand jury has found that the actions of Pawtucket police officers in the shooting death of a man last July were "lawful and legally justified." A press release from the state Attorney General's Office today said the grand jury had finished its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jason Audette, on July 27. Audette, 34, of 544 Central Ave. in Pawtucket, was killed at a tenement house at 62-64 Coyle Ave. Officers called to the scene shot Audette, a burglary suspect there who police said had a gun in his hand. All together, Officers David Holden, 26, Mark Ramos, 31, and Christopher LeFort, 37, fired about a dozen shots at Audette with .40-caliber Glock service weapons, killing him. In its press release, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office said the grand jury made its finding because Audette had been armed with a loaded .32-caliber pistol, had refused to comply with three separate orders to drop his gun, and was pointing his gun directly at one of the officers. As a result, "the officers felt that their lives were in imminent danger and, therefore, were justified in shooting" Audette. -- With projo.com archival reports Posted by Andrea Panciera CommentsDave | January 18, 2008 3:37 PM link These officers are heroes and have had to endure this trial when they were protecting all of us. I truly hope they have long careers ahead of them and they keep up the good work. roberto | January 18, 2008 6:29 PM link They killed the guy with only 11 bullets. What, did they run out of ammo? Don't you think they should've called for backup? From all account, Audette made a bad decision in acquiring and flashing the gun. But what about the unarmed woman who was shot by the Pawtucket Police just 36 hours earlier, who was driving a car? And what about the man who robbed the milk store on East Avenue near Blackstone Boulevard the year before that, who was also driving a car, was shot to death, and whose now-driverless car careened off the road into a nearby lot, slamming several vehicles (but thank God no innocent bystanders) in that pedestrian locale. Wild West and Jump Pills | January 19, 2008 9:56 AM link ONE IS NEVER ENOUGH IS IT ! 11 IS A LITTLE MUCH WOULDNT YOU SAY lynn | January 21, 2008 1:09 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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It is sad and unfortunate for all involved, I knew Jason when he was younger and we tried then to help. May he find the peace he was looking for and may the officers also find their own peace.