PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence police have apprehended a 31-year-old man they say shot a rifle at a police officer responding to a report of a domestic incident, barricaded himself inside a home, then escaped undetected.
Police say the officer was in a cruiser turning onto a side street at about 4 a.m. Wednesday when he encountered a man with a rifle, who fired several shots, striking the cruiser twice, but missing the officer.
Police surrounded the home, but the suspect fled before he was arrested at another residence at about 8:45 a.m.
Police later identified him as Luis Roman, age 31. He faces several charges.
A police prosecutor said a court appearance was being scheduled for Thursday.
