Son of man slain in shootout charged with attacking reporter

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities say the son of a man who died following a shootout with Providence police has been charged with assaulting a reporter who was covering the story. The Providence Journal reports that police have charged 30-year-old Joshua Maclean with simple assault after he allegedly pushed WJAR-TV reporter Joanna Bouras into a concrete wall Thursday. Bouras was not injured. She had been covering the standoff and shootout between police and Maclean’s father, 61-year-old Scott Maclean. Scott Maclean was found dead following an hours-long standoff during which he fired “hundreds” of rounds, prompting officers to return fire. Police had gone to the home in response to a domestic violence call.