UPDATED: Man Shot and Killed in Providence Overnight — Fourth Homicide in Over a Week

UPDATED: Man Shot and Killed in Providence Overnight — Fourth Homicide in Over a Week

Providence saw its fourth homicide in just over a week early Wednesday morning.

According to Providence Police Major David Lapatin, a man was shot inside a smoke shop at 884 Branch Avenue. 

The shooting occurred around 2:40 AM, said Lapatin.

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Lapatin addressed the press at 11 AM on Wednesday. 

"Someone was a target — didn’t appear to be a robbery," said Lapatin. 

Lapatin Wednesday afternoon confirmed the deceased was Jamie Ramos, 33, from Pawtucket. 

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The homicide marks the fourth just over one week in Providence, and the ninth of the year so far in 2020. 

"For the life of me, I can’t understand all these shootings," said Lapatin. "We’ve made it known if you shoot somebody and kill somebody — you’re getting double life."

"We have to put a victim in the ground, and put a 21, 22-year-old at the ACI. It needs to stop," he said. 

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On Monday, police released the name of the victim in the prior shooting incident from Saturday night.

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Updated Wednesday 5:46 PM.

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