"Former New Bedford Fire Chief Killed, Officer Injured in Fairhaven Police Shootout"

A former interim New Bedford Fire Chief, Paul Coderre, was killed, and a police officer was seriously injured in a shooting incident near the Bayside Lounge in Fairhaven. The confrontation occurred after Coderre, who was reportedly intoxicated, refused to hand over his keys to a bartender. The injured officer, who was shot in the leg, is expected to recover fully and has been released from the hospital. The incident is currently under investigation, following a recent ruling that Coderre's 2022 termination from the fire department was unlawful.