Providence Police Identify Latest Homicide Victim
Monday, December 07, 2020
Providence Police have identified the city’s latest homicide victim.
Providence resident David Delacruz, age 22, was shot and killed in Olneyville on Friday.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOn Friday morning, Providence police responded to a shooting in Olneyville.
According to police, two men sitting in a vehicle at the corner of Kossuth and Putnam Streets were shot; one of the victims was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital.
Shortly before 9 PM on Friday, police received multiple calls for shots fired at the same intersection — Putnam and Kossuth.
Upon arrival, police located 13 spent shell casings in the intersection.
Police spoke to a witness — who wished to remain anonymous — who stated there was a group of individuals at the memorial that ran to cars when the shots were heard.
All the vehicles then left the area prior to police arrival.
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