Police ID Victims, Suspect In Deadly Warren Shooting

WARREN, RI — Two people were killed, and a third was injured in a deadly shooting in Warren Thursday afternoon, police said. Late Thursday night, police identified those involved, including the shooter, who died following a standoff with police.

The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at the Italo American Club on Kelly Street, Warren Police Chief Roy Borges said. When officers arrived, they found Jason Furtado, 41, injured in the parking lot. He told police the shooter was still inside the club, and was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds in the abdominal-hip area, Borges said. Furtado's condition is not known.

Officers found Brian Remy, 66, dead inside the club. The shooter was later identified as 37-year-old Michael Ouellette.

Two Bristol police officers were headed to the initial scene around 3:15 p.m. when they heard pops on Water Street, said Brian Burke, Bristol's chief of administration. The officers, who were in an unmarked cruiser with the lights and sirens on, saw a man who matched the description of the shooter and stopped. The officer who was driving got out of the cruiser, Burke said, and Ouellette started shooting at him.

The officer took cover and returned fire, Burke said, adding that no other officers shot their guns during the standoff. One of the officers at the scene later said Ouellette had "clear intent" to injure the police at the scene.

Ouellette then ran to the alley of 135 Water Street, where he lived, Borges said. He followed by several other Bristol police officers that were called in to assist. There, they found Ouellette dead, lying on the ground.

It's unclear at this time what exactly killed Ouellette, Borges said, or if the officer hit him during the shootout. The incident is under investigation by Warren, Bristol and Rhode Island State police, along with the Attorney General's office. The Bristol police officers involved were not identified as of Thursday night.

Ouellette was believed to be the president of the club, Borges said. The cause of the shooting is not known at this time.

Remy was the assistant chief of Warren's volunteer fire department, a 40-year veteran and a lifelong Warren resident. Fire Chief James Sousa called him "a dedicated member of the department ... [who] always answered the call" to help his hometown.

Arrangement for funeral services will be announced after meeting with Remy's family, Sousa said.

"It's been a long time ... a good 10-plus years" since Warren has seen a homicide, Borges said. The chief called it an "isolated incident [with] no other threat to our community."