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« Foes to rally against Smithfield council president | Today | Route 95 open in Providence, but closed in Richmond » August 7, 2007Police name 2 shot at memorial servicePROVIDENCE – The police have identified the two men who were shot last night at a memorial service near the Chad Brown housing complex. Keywion A. Brown, of 90 Fillmore St. F in Providence, and Matthew Harvey, of 364 Curtis Corner Rd., Apt. C5, Wakefield, were both taken to Rhode Island Hospital. They are both listed in good condition. Brown was shot in the left biceps, and Harvey was shot in the right elbow, according to the police report. Witnesses of the shooting have told the police that about 30 people were conducting a memorial service in front of the Berkshire Street residence when a green Chrysler Caravan carrying perhaps four people drove east on Berkshire Street. They were remembering Kyle Johnson, a 17-year-old Providence youth who was killed in a motorcycle accident at that site on Aug. 6, 2004, Det. Capt. Hugh T. Clements Jr. said today. Johnson, who was not wearing a helmet, was "popping wheelies" -- driving on the back wheel -- when he hit a speed bump and the motorcycle bounced off the curb several times and flew 69 feet before striking a fire hydrant, the police said at the time. The memorial shrine to Johnson adorns a telephone pole near the front of 57 Berkshire St. -- projo.com staff writers Kate Bramson and Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Gregory Smith A small brown teddy bear is lashed to the pole, at perhaps eye level. A few necklaces – a silver beaded chain, one with a National Guard pin on it and one bearing a cross – hang from the teddy bear. Religious candles in tall glass holders surround the pole. This morning, the candles with pictures of saints and Jesus on them were not lit. As the Chrysler Caravan passed 57 Berkshire St. last night, a male in the back seat who was wearing a dark-color full ski mask began discharging a firearm into the crowd, witnesses told the police. The vehicle then fled on Berkshire Street toward Admiral Street. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the city's north end. Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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