EXCLUSIVE: Video Shows Attack at Waterplace Park
Sunday, March 27, 2022
WARNING: VIOLENT AND EXPLICIT CONTENT
GoLocal has secured a copy of a video of the stabbing that took place at Providence’s Waterplace Park Wednesday night.
As of Thursday, the victim was in critical condition — and police arrested a juvenile suspect in custody.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSince the City of Providence assumed maintenance of the park from the State of Rhode Island, the once celebrated venue has fallen into disrepair and has become covered with graffiti.
In 1999, the New York Times wrote, “Today this half-mile swath bears a new name, Waterplace Park, and with its new outlook hints of a Venice in New England. Much of the credit goes to the architect William D. Warner, who, though he didn't exactly part the asphalt, has created a model of urban revitalization, turning what was once a desert of hardtop and highway into a canal and promenade.”
About Incident
Shortly after 9:30 PM on Wednesday, police responded to 100 Exchange Street for a report of a stabbing.
Police said they located the victim under a Waterplace Park bridge with multiple stab wounds to his neck and torso.
According to police, witnesses who saw the stabbing provided a description of the suspect.
Police say they were able to locate a person matching the description a short time later on Memorial Boulevard.
The suspect — a juvenile — has been taken into custody.
The victim is currently in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital.
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