] A Providence detective was killed with his own gun at
] police headquarters Sunday by a suspect who was not
] handcuffed and managed to get hold of the weapon, the
] police chief said.

] The chief would not say how Carpio managed to get
] Allen's weapon, and would not discuss other details
] leading up to the shooting, including whether there
] were witnesses

17% of all police killed in the line of duty are killed by their own firearms.

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