Rhode Island State Police said four people are facing charges stemming from a shooting on Interstate 95 in Providence that shut down the highway for hours in December.
Zachary Martins{ }(Rhode Island State Police photo)
State police said they charged Zachary Martins, 26, of Springfield, Massachusetts; Tory Torres, 20, of Providence; and Jamari Bell, 23, of Cranston with drive-by shootings and numerous gun and other counts.
Troy Torres{ }(Rhode Island State Police photo)
A fourth suspect, Joseph Carvalho, 27, of Woonsocket, was charged with harboring a criminal.
Jamari Bell (Rhode Island State Police photo)
State police said a shooting led to a three-car crash on Dec. 29 that shut down the southbound lanes near Smithfield Avenue for over two hours.
“During the investigation it was determined that this was a targeted incident where one of the vehicles involved had fired approximately 19 rounds of gunfire at a second vehicle, which was struck approximately 10 times by gunfire,” state police said in a release Thursday. “The two vehicles involved in the shooting incident then caused a motor vehicle crash with a third uninvolved vehicle.”
Joseph Carvalho{ }(Rhode Island State Police photo)
State police said multiple people were hurt in the shooting and crash, but the injuries were not life-threatening.
State police said some of the people involved ran from the scene, while others were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with minor injuries.
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Investigators said while executing search warrants, the seized ammunition, magazines, digital evidence related to the shooting, various drugs and cash.
