On February 24, 2022, when Burrillville police arrived at 1746 Tarkiln Road in response to a call for “shots fired,” they faced bullets whizzing within four feet of their heads. This being the ninth time they had been to the home of Ronald Andruchuk, age...
On February 12, 2022, a Johnston teenager was found dead at the home of Marios Kirios, 29, also from Johnston. Investigators are calling his death, by firearm, an accident. Police have charged Kirios with four misdemeanor accounts of violating state law on the safe...
Due to the intensity of the suspect’s gunfire and the large cache of weapons at his disposal, police response during the shootout on Denison Street included the use of a Throwbot robot and a Bearcat tactical vehicle. The Throwbot, a robot with a camera, was...
January 2022 – A grand jury indicted a man in the attempted murder of a Providence Police officer. As Officer Robert Savage “rushing to a domestic violence call about a man “out of control” he was shot at by a man outside of the house with an AR-15 rifle....
33 Non-Suicide Gun Deaths Statewide From a statistical standpoint, this is not suprising, given the massive surge in Rhode Island FBI NICS firearm background checks that began in March of 2020. RI Gun Violence from 2014-2021 YearNon-Suicide Gun DeathsGun Injuries...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 4, 2022CONTACT: Sydney Montstream-Quas, RICAGV Board Chairsydney@ricagv.org Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Welcomes Two New Board MembersJanuary 4, 2022 The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence is proud to...
Most of the new gun owners, 5.4 million, “had lived in homes without guns, collectively exposing, in addition to themselves, over 11 million persons to household firearms, including more than 5 million children.” Background The surge in background checks...
Parents received a notice from the Barrington Superintendant of Schools as well as the Principal of Barrington High School regarding a threat written on the wall of one of the girls’ bathrooms: “I am shooting up the school on 12/21/21 with my dads...
“We are seeing way more firearms and guns in the community than we’ve ever seen. We are seizing them with an arrest, and these are not easy arrests, at record clips.” Make a Donation On Pulse of Providence, with reporter Steph Machado, Chief Clements...
RICAGV Responds to Tragic Mass Shooting at Brown UniversityDecember 14, 2025
