Providence School Placed on Lockdown - Two Arrested, One With Knife

Providence School Placed on Lockdown - Two Arrested, One With Knife

A Providence public school was placed on lockdown on Tuesday. Two non-students were arrested, and one was in the possession of a knife.

The individual with the knife was a juvenile, and the other was an 18-year-old adult. 

 

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About Incident

Shortly after 11 AM on Tuesday, police were called to the Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA) on Fricker Street.

According to police, a student at PCTA told school officials that two unknown males were in a school bathroom; one of whom had a “sheisty” mask on his face. 

School officials were told by police to place the school on lockdown; additional police were called to the scene.

Officers said two individuals matching surveillance footage were then seen fleeing the school toward Central High School.

Police say following a foot chase, a juvenile individual - who resisted arrest - was found to have a knife in his possession.

A second individual, later identified as Aveon Young Melendez, age 18, was apprehended without incident, say police.

This story was first reported by GoLocal 1/14/25 7:34 PM