HomeLocal(Update) Four shot, two dead including gunman in Westerly shooting rampage

(Update) Four shot, two dead including gunman in Westerly shooting rampage

Two people are dead including the gunman in a Thursday morning shooting rampage in Westerly, RI.

A 66 year-old male resident of Babcock Village Apartments opened fire with a handgun on the females at 10:32am. Two of the females were employees of the complex and one was a resident.

The three victims were female ages 38, 47 & 67. The 47 year-old victim was killed at the scene, the 38 year-old female was transported to Yale/New Haven Hospital in extreme critical condition and the 47 year-old victim was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where she is out of surgery and in stable condition. 

The 66 year-old shooter was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his unit.

UPDATE: The 38 year-old female victim has died at Yale New Haven Hospital.

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Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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