A New Category of Gun Violence Tracking: Road Rage Shootings Along with the huge spike in FBI NICS Firearm Background Checks and gun sales from 2020 and 2021, there has been a corresponding surge in road rage shootings. NBCNews reports that 2021 was the “worst...
Another big gun bust in Rhode Island, this time on Lawrence Street in Middletown. On April 8, 2022, Middletown Police, the RI State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force and the ATF, seized 79 firearms, a large quantity of ammunition, and a bullet-proof vest. Among the...
After legal wrangling for almost two weeks, bail was denied, requiring Ronald Andruchuk to remain in jail until trial. In February, Burrillville Police arrested Andruchuk and charged him with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, making false statements in...
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...
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...
Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, in third bout with cancer, is resolute about his role.April 18, 2024
