WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police have identified the father & son killed in the March 21 Frawley Street shooting as Seamus Dempsey and his son, four-year-old Liam Dempsey.
Each appeared to have suffered from a gunshot wound, according to a Warwick Police statement that included new details on the ongoing investigation into the shooting deaths which police originally reported as a homicide.
“While detectives continue to gather evidence and piece together the events leading up to this horrific
crime, the members of the Warwick Police Department continue to send our deepest condolences to the
family members affected by this senseless and unimaginable act as well as the countless others in our
community who have been impacted. As a community, we are saddened by the events that occurred
yesterday,” the statement read.
The update also included additional details of the events that led to officers finding the father & son killed in the home that day:
“At approximately 8:24 a.m., the Warwick Police Department was called to 71 Frawley St. for the report of a homicide. While en route to the address, officers received word that a child had been shot and the alleged assailant was still inside the home with a firearm. As officers arrived, the person reporting the shooting, Estefania Dempsey, 33, a resident, told them her husband, 33-year-old Seamus Dempsey, had shot their son with a handgun. Estefania said her 79-year-old mother-in-law, Ellen Dempsey, was still in the home.
Officers were able to communicate with Ellen and assist her with exiting the home successfully and without injury.
“Officers entered the home and discovered the bodies of a small child and adult man, with wounds from apparent gunshots. The man was identified as Seamus Dempsey and child was identified as 4-year-old Liam, the biological son of Estefania and Seamus.”
Author: Rob Borkowski
Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.
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