Providence FOP Lists Friday Night Crimes: Rape of Minor, Baseball Bat Assault, Stabbing, 2 Murders
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Providence FOP Lists Friday Night Crimes: Rape of Minor, Baseball Bat Assault, Stabbing, 2 Murders
Early on Saturday, GoLocal reported that there were two murders overnight in Providence.
GoLocal reached out to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza for comment, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
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The FOP wrote:
Friday afternoon the violence started in Providence when police were called to [the] area of Burger King on Broad [Street] for a report of a stabbing. Police located the victim with a laceration to the arm. [The] victim was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, the suspect fled in an unknown direction.
A few hours later…
- Police responded to Salmon [Street] for a report of a man being assaulted with a baseball bat. Upon arrival police located a male who sustained heavy trauma to the back of his head. [The] victim remains intubated at Rhode Island Hospital.
-Police respond to Rhode Island Hospital for a report of a male subject shot in the leg.
-Police respond to the area of O’Connell Street for a report of shots fired, moments later police located a vehicle with a gunshot victim inside at Rhode Island Hospital. It was learned that the victim was shot in the area of O’Connell Street. The victim was pronounced deceased a short time later.
-Police responded to the area of 744 Branch Ave for a report of a shooting. Police arrived on scene and located a male subject shot numerous times. Providence Rescue responded and pronounced the male subject deceased moments later.
-Police responded to a residence on Lowell Ave for a report of 1st-degree child molestation.
The two homicides that occurred early Saturday bring our total to 18 for 2021.