PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence police say a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times near Providence College in house where nearly 300 people were fleeing as officers arrived.
WPRO’s Tara Granahan spoke to an attendee of the party on Monday morning. LISTEN BELOW.
The shooting on Pembroke Avenue was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday.
Police told WPRI-TV that the man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital. The Providence Journal reports the victim is Joshua Mendez, whose address was not listed in a police report.
No arrests have been announced.
The house is owned by a company that rents homes to Providence College students. A company manager told the Journal that such large gatherings are not allowed.
Providence College officials said the victim was not a Providence College student.
Residents of the home told police that a man fired a gun and ran out the back door.
