DEVELOPING: Rhode Island State Police say officers have responded to reports of a shooting incident at an elderly housing complex in Westerly; tactical team has been deployed; all Westerly Public Schools placed on lockdown.
State police said after 11 a.m. that they were headed to Westerly to offer assistance.
Local schools announced shortly at around 11:08 a.m. that they were in lockdown"until further notice." The emergency room at Westerly Hospital was also on lockdown, according to NBC affiliatePolice activity is centered on Cross Street and the Rhode Island Department of Health said a medical examiner is at the scene, the outlet reported.
Westerly is on the southwestern shore of Rhode Island near the Connecticut border and about 44 miles from Providence.
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