Providence Man Charged With Hartford Projects Gun Attack: Cops

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man was arrested in connection with an April shooting in the Hartford Projects, police said.

Felix Fernandez, 35, was arrested Friday on charges of felony assault, using a firearm to commit a crime of violence causing grave bodily injury, carrying a pistol without a license, firing in a compact area and disorderly conduct, Kristy DosReis, the chief public information officer for the Providence Department of Public Safety, said in an email.

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Fernandez was arrested by Providence police and the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force after a search warrant was executed at his home, DosReis said.

Fernandez was arrested "in connection with an outstanding arrest warrant related to a shooting in the Hartford Projects back on April 12," DosReis said.

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