September 7, 2018
DaShawn Cole
DEMOGRAPHICS
Black, Male, 28
LOCATION
Newport Avenue @ Benefit Street, Pawtucket, RI
ARMED
Gun
CLASSIFICATION
Gunshot
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Pawtucket Police
Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves, speaking at a news conference Friday afternoon, said officers received a call at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, September 7 2018 reporting of a man with a gun. She said three officers confronted DaShawn Cole, who she said then assaulted the officers with a gun — although she did not say whether he fired the weapon. The three officers, whom Goncalves did not name, are on administrative leave as the case is investigated. No officer was hurt, she said.
STATUS Under Investigation