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On Monday, Providence released a series of public records from the Dec. 13 attack at Barus and Holley.
The incident was not related to Brown, according to a PPD spokesperson.
Around one thousand College Hill community members joined protesters at the Rhode Island State House.
The budget proposes an income tax of nearly 9% for the top tax bracket.
Mayor Brett Smiley’s executive order bars immigration enforcement activity on city-owned property.
The city opted against sending audible Wireless Emergency Alerts on Dec. 13, citing safety risks.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Providence Tuesday afternoon to protest the Trump administration’s actions surrounding immigration enforcement.
Smiley’s letter lists city priorities following the shooting and a timeline of the city’s response.
Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national and former Brown graduate student, was identified as the suspect.
Some RISD students have called for a unified alert system following concerns about communications related to the mass shooting.
Solutions by The State News
