An investigation is underway after a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, police officer fired his gun at an apparently armed suspect during a call Sunday morning, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports.
According to Pawtucket police, officers were responding to calls for a man threatening people with a gun outside an apartment complex on Broad Street around 10:30 a.m. During the incident, an officer fired their service weapon. The man was taken to the hospital with an injury to the shoulder.
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WATCH HEREWitnesses told the news station that the man has special needs and lives in the complex. They believe the gun he was carrying may have been a toy.
The man remains in police custody. The officer who fired has been placed on temporary leave during the investigation.
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