East Providence Police Arrest Three After Shooting and Armed Robbery

East Providence Police Arrest Three After Shooting and Armed Robbery

East Providence police have announced arrests in a shooting — and armed robbery — in the city. 

According to police, they were alerted to an incident where shots were fired at a victim around 9:00 AM Tuesday morning in the area of James Street, off of Waterman Avenue. 

The victim approached an officer working a traffic detail and gave a description of the suspects and the vehicle they were in, said police. 

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Several officers and detectives responded to the area and located a red Honda CRV that had crashed at the intersection of James Street and Blanding Avenue.

Neighbors confirmed hearing gunfire and directed officers to the vicinity of where the three suspects fled on foot. 

Officers set up a perimeter and focused on the Central Avenue playground area where they said they located the three suspects hiding behind the skate ramp. 

According to police, all three were taken into custody without incident. A loaded firearm was also located in the immediate area of the three suspects.

"All three were positively identified by the victim and brought to the police station to be processed," said East Providence Police. "Positive identification of the three suspects has not been made. Suspect names and criminal charges will be released pending further investigation by detectives. This is an isolated incident."