Crime & Safety
Providence Place Mall Shooting Prompts Evacuation
A teenager is expected to survive after being shot early Monday evening.
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Providence Place Mall was evacuated early Monday evening after a teen was shot in a parking garage. The Providence Department of Public Safety said the 19-year-old victim is expected to survive after being "targeted" and shot in the second-floor garage near Nordstrom.
Providence Police said the incident "was not an active shooter situation." Police are searching for a suspect or suspects.
Police responded around 4:45 p.m. to the mall. The mall was put on lockdown and then evacuated, police said.
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Access to the garage is being coordinated for those parked there.
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