Crime & Safety
Shooting Victim Drives Himself To Rhode Island Hospital
The victim is in surgery as of around 3 p.m. and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
PROVIDENCE, RI — Providence police were called to Rhode Island Hospital early Friday afternoon after receiving a report of a shooting victim who drove himself to the hospital for treatment, police told Patch.
The victim is in surgery as of around 3 p.m. and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, according to police.
"Police will speak with the victim when he is able to do so," authorities told Patch.
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No additional information was immediately available.
ABC6 Providence first reported earlier in the day that there was a police presence at the hospital and that the main emergency ramp was closed.
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