Newport Cop Boards Stolen Sailboat and Takes Fire from the Cabin Newport, Rhode Island police just released bodycam of officers boarding a stolen sailboat in Newport Harbor, and seconds later gunfire erupts. Police say the first shot came from inside the cabin. You can hear an officer yell "I'm hit," then call "reload" as he holds his gun on the hatch. The boat was a 40-foot 1968 Hinckley yawl stolen from a marina in Jersey City, with its name scraped off the stern. Brendan Norris, 27, of Newport, was alone aboard. Officers found him unresponsive with a severe head injury and a gun beside him, and he was pronounced dead at the pier. The wounded officer was grazed in the leg and released from the hospital the same day. It's not clear whether police shot and kill him or if it was self-inflicted. Which are you leaning towards? Make sure you are Following 👉@bupc_boopsy https://t.co/ru5hv7b4Z8
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