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Murder in Mt. Hope!
Another tragedy strikes Mt. Hope. Aother violent shooting death most likely connected to the embedded drug trade in Mt. Hope. A reader sent this tip to the blog this morning.
The corner of Jenkins and Knowles, where the victim was found, lies only a stone's throw from my residence, so in answer to the poll question about whether one feels safe in Mt. Hope the only logical answer is "No".
Young man shot to death in Providence
11:35 AM EST on Saturday, December 22, 2007
PROVIDENCE -- The police are investigating the 14th homicide in the city today after responding last night to a shooting in the Mount Hope neighborhood on the East Side of the city.
Providence police arrived at 9:46 p.m. and found the man lying in the road at Knowles and Jenkins streets, suffering from gunshot wounds, a police news release said. He was taken by rescue to Rhode Island Hospital, but died a short time later.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his family.
-- Journal staff
Posted at December 22, 2007 01:58 PM