Man Arrested in Connection With Boston Terror Investigation

A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday in connection with the probe into a Massachusetts man who was fatally shot by terrorism investigators

Boston police officers and detectives investigate the scene of a shooting Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Roslindale, Mass. A man who was under 24-hour surveillance by terrorism investigators was shot and killed after he lunged with a knife at a police officer and an FBI agent outside a pharmacy, authorities said. Mark Garfinkel/The Boston Herald via AP

WARWICK, R.I.—A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday in connection with the probe into a Massachusetts man who was fatally shot by terrorism investigators as they sought to question him about a possible plot to kill police officers.

Nicholas Rovinski is expected to appear in federal court Friday, when the charges against him will be announced, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s spokeswoman Christina DiIorio-Sterling said.