Crime & Safety
Shooting Victim Not Cooperating, Barrington Police Say This Morning
Police are holding a press conference at noon but say the victim has refused to allow his name to be released.
BARRINGTON, RI—Chief John M. LaCross said this morning the police will hold a noon press conference to release information about Thursday night's shooting.
The chief said it happened around 5:30 p.m., and 34-year-old Barrington man was shot.
He is not cooperating with police, the chief said.
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"He sustained one or more gunshot injuries to his stomach area," the chief said but would not tell rescue workers or police his name or provide any details about the shooting.
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The chief said East Providence and Pawtucket police and the state Attorney General's office helped catch the suspect.
"If it were not for the outstanding police work and joint investigation of our Barrington Police Detectives and patrolmen; RI AG Daniel Guglielmo; Sgt. Diogo Mello and Lt. Ray Blinn of the East Providence PD; and members of the Pawtucket Police Department," he said, "this crime would have gone unsolved and the arrest of the shooter and weapon seized would not have been possible."
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