Police Respond to Shots Fired, Find 34 Spent Shell Casings Off Branch Avenue in Providence
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Providence Police responded to reports of shots fired in the city overnight — and found 34 spent shell casings.
About Incident
At approximately 8 PM on Wednesday, November 18, police were dispatched to the area of Luna Street — off Branch Avenue — for a report of shots fired.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTUpon arrival, police observed spent shell casings by the intersection of Luna and Ashton Streets.
As police canvassed the area the spent shell casings continued down Luna Street towards Northup.
In total, police located 34 spent shell casings.
Detectives were called to the scene.
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