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July 31, 2007

Convicted killer to be arraigned for murder today

Convicted murderer Alfred J. "Freddie" Bishop, the second-longest serving inmate in the ACI's history and a criminal legend in Rhode Island, is expected to be arraigned this afternoon in Kent County District Court on charges related to the murder of a Warwick man whom the police say he killed in a triple shooting last month.

Bishop had been released on parole from the state prison last August, after serving 33 years behind bars for the shotgun murder of his friend at his Warwick home.

Warwick Police Chief Col. Stephen McCartney announced the charges against Bishop last night. The police say Bishop shot to death Gabriel Medeiros, 35, of 43 Warwick Lake Ave. His brother, Caesar Medeiros, 43, and Caesar’s wife, Claire Medeiros, 39, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were treated and released.

(Clarification: An earlier item reported that the arraignment was scheduled for this morning, but Michael Healey, a spokesman for the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, says Bishop is scheduled for arraignment at 2 p.m. today.)

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 9:35 AM | Permalink

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