6 Providence Men Charged In Gang Shooting That Injured 9

PROVIDENCE, RI — Six men were indicted Monday in connection to a gang-related shooting in Providence that left nine people injured.

Prosecutors said George Rios, 19, Fircardo Cosme Tejada, 21, Reynaldo Rivera, 19, Jordanny Britto, 21, Daniel Carides, 26, and David Carides Jr., 24, all of Providence, participated in the May, 2021 shooting on Carolina Avenue.

"The shootings we have seen in Providence over the last several months have been driven by several things: the wide availability of illegal guns, the number of rounds being fired and the use in many instances of high-capacity magazines, and people too willing to resolve often inconsequential disputes at the point of a gun," Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a statement.

"As alleged in court documents, these six individuals turned a peaceful Providence neighborhood into their own personal shooting range. Such conduct is incredibly dangerous, far too often deadly, and remains a principal focus of our prosecutorial resources. Action will be swift and the legal consequences significant," Neronha continued.

According to court documents, the shooting happened just before 6:45 p.m. on May 13.

Prosecutors said Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera, and Britto, members of the "Get Money Family" gang, drove in a Dodge Ram pick-up to a home on Carolina Avenue. All of them jumped out of the truck armed with pistols and shot at several people associated with the "Lakeside" gang, who members were outside the home on the front porch, prosecutors said.

Four people on the porch were wounded, including David Carides Jr. Prosecutors said Daniel Carides and a juvenile returned fire. Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera, and Britto were all wounded.

Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera, and Britto then jumped back into their truck and sped away, prosecutors said. As the truck drove away, Daniel Carides shot at it, according to court documents. All those shot were treated at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

Following the shooting, investigators said they collected 51 shell casings near the house, as well as bullets that went into a home across the street. Police searched the house where the shooting took place and said they found several guns with obliterated serial numbers, marijuana and psilocin.

Rios, Cosme Tejada, Rivera, and Britto are scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 5, while Daniel Carides and David Carides Jr. are scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 12 in Providence County Superior Court.