7 Assault Bike-Rider at Gunpoint for $1,300 Sneakers in Front of Providence Place Mall
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7 Assault Bike-Rider at Gunpoint for $1,300 Sneakers in Front of Providence Place Mall
Police say they arrested seven suspects in Kennedy Plaza shortly after the attack.
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About Incident
Police were called to Providence Place Mall shortly before 8 PM on Saturday for a report of a robbery.
The victim — a 17-year-old male - said he had been riding bikes with a friend in front of the mall when they encountered a group of approximately seven juvenile males.
He said two members of the group approached him and pushed him off his bike, and another pulled out a gun, pointed it at him, and demanded his sneakers.
The victim told police he had been wearing Balenciagas valued at approximately $1300.
According to the victim, he was punched and kicked while on the ground, his sneakers were removed, and the suspects fled the scene.
Providence police said they located and arrested all seven suspects a short while later in Kennedy Plaza.
Police said they found a satchel with a gun in a trash can in Kennedy Plaza, and the victim’s sneakers were recovered.