# WATCH: Bodycam shows marina shootout with sailboat pirate in wealthy seaside resort town

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-bodycam-shows-marina-shootout-with-sailboat-pirate-in-wealthy-seaside-resort-town/
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:46:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T22:36:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/watch-bodycam-shows-marina-shootout-sailboat-pirate-wealthy-seaside-resort-town
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Newport police released footage of an August marina shootout.
- Police say the suspect opened fire on officers.
- The suspect died and one officer reported a leg wound.

## Summary

Newport police have released bodycam and other video showing an August shootout with a suspected sailboat thief in Newport Harbor. Police say the suspect opened fire when officers arrived, making the footage relevant to a joint investigation into the officers’ actions.

The incident took place on 26 August after a call about a stolen boat matching the description of the Pathfinder, reported missing from a marina in Jersey City, New Jersey. Police identified the suspect as Brendan Norris, 27, who they say travelled from New Jersey to Rhode Island; he was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, while one officer said on camera that he had been shot in the leg.

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