Two Students Struck in Pellet Gun Assault on Providence’s East Side
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Two Students Struck in Pellet Gun Assault on Providence’s East Side
It marks the latest episode in a wave of pellet and BB gun crime in the city.
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About Incident
Shortly after 11 PM on Monday night, police responded to Meeting Street on Providence’s East Side for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
Police met with the victims — a male and a female, both Brown University students — who said they were walking at the intersection of Brook and Cushing Streets around 10:30 PM when a dark-colored sedan approached them and began firing paintball pellets in rapid succession.
The victims, who according to police were struck in their arms and shoulders and sustained minor injuries, said the vehicle then fled the scene.
Providence police are working in conjunction with the Brown Public Safety department to investigate the incident.
Latest in Providence
As GoLocal reported in March, “BB Gun Shooting Spree Terrorizes City - Victims Shot in West End, Outside Mall, and on College Hill:”
“Police are investigating a spree of BB gun shootings overnight in Providence.
Victims were shot on the West End, outside Providence Place Mall, and on College Hill.
According to victims and witnesses, a 'dark, older model Toyota sedan' with Massachusetts plates was involved in the shootings. “