Man shot, 2 women beaten during Providence home invasion

Posted on December 11, 2019
Police said a home at 3 Gwinnett Court was the scene of a violent home invasion early on December 11, 2019 in which one man was shot, and and two women were “tortured” by four or five suspects. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Police say the owner of a Rhode Island hookah lounge was shot and two women were beaten during a violent home invasion.

Providence Maj. David Lapatin says four or five suspects kicked in a rear door of the Providence home and forced their way inside and demanded money at about 1 a.m. Wednesday.

He says when the suspects couldn’t find any money, they “tortured” the occupants in their effort to find it.

The man who was shot was identified by police as 33-year-old Luis Fernandez, the owner of the King Hookah lounge in Providence. His injuries are serious but not life-threatening.

 

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