Newly released bodycam footage has revealed the terrifying moments a routine check of a stolen sailboat in Newport, Rhode Island, erupted into a deadly shootout.
The chaotic August 26 incident left 27-year-old suspect Brendan Norris dead and a veteran police officer wounded.
See the bodycam footage of the incident below:
The maritime confrontation began when the Newport harbormaster spotted a 40-foot Hinckley-brand yawl anchored in Newport Harbor with its name intentionally scraped off the stern. The vessel, named the Pathfinder , had been reported stolen four days prior from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The harbormaster ferried officers out to the vessel, but as police boarded the deck, the situation rapidly deteriorated.
Bodycam audio captures officers shouting, “Sir, stay on the deck!” and “Put your hands up now!”
Instead, Norris darted into the boat’s cabin.…