Why the Pat Down Matters | Fall River Police Bodycam Breakdown

A second 911 call to Linden Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, about a man officers had dealt with an hour earlier. This time the call was a man with a gun.

• Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, early morning, Linden Street, Fall River.
• Officers had already dealt with the same man about an hour earlier.
• The second 911 call reported a man with a gun.
• Officers went hands-on for a pat down, and it went to the ground.
• Police say he fired from the ground with a Glock fitted with a full-auto switch.
• One officer was hit in the elbow; a second was hit in the abdomen, where the round struck his vest.
• Officers returned fire, and the man died.
• Massachusetts State Police and the Bristol County DA ruled it justified; the department review board agreed unanimously.

Footage: Fall River Police Department.

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