Providence Man Sentenced to Life for 2018 Murder of Tyrone Williams
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Providence Man Sentenced to Life for 2018 Murder of Tyrone Williams
Arnold Evans, 37, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life at the ACI by Superior Court Justice Kristin Rodgers.
Evans had been held without bail at the ACI since he was indicted on October 17, 2018, for the murder of Tyrone Williams.
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According to Neronha’s office, had the case proceeded to trial, the State was prepared to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that just after midnight on July 1, 2018, Tyrone Williams and a friend parked their car in the area of 189 Gallup Street in Providence and remained in the car to wait for a friend.
While waiting, Arnold Evans circled around the back of the car and began firing shots from a 9mm pistol into the front passenger side at Tyrone Williams. Williams climbed over the driver, exited the car and ran. Evans followed him and fired more shots as he pursued him down Gallup Street.
Williams collapsed at the intersection of Gallup Street and Gordon Avenue.
He was later pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds by the R.I. Office of the State Medical Examiner.