PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence, Rhode Island’s first homicide victim of 2022 was identified by police as a resident of Maine.
Police said Tuesday that 35-year-old Biniam Tsegai, of Portland, and 28-year-old Merhawi Berhe, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, had apparently been at an illegal after hours club when they were approached by a group of four men at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
Police say one of the four took out a gun and shot Tsegai and Berhe.
Tsegai was pronounced dead at the scene.
Berhe was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he underwent surgery and is recovering.
The four men who approached the victims remain at large.
