FAIRHAVEN A former New Bedford interim Fire Chief was fatally shot in a confrontation with police that also left an officer wounded outside a local bar Friday night, authorities reported. Paul Coderre, who had served as the interim fire chief, was at the Bayside Lounge on Sconticut Neck Road before the incident occurred. According
Former New Bedford Acting Fire Chief Paul Coderre was killed in a shooting Friday outside a Fairhaven bar, after he reportedly shot an Acushnet Police officer.