🌱 $100K Reward To Solve Murder + Federal Hill Knife Incident

Good morning, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with a fresh edition of the Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

A bit of snow and rain. High: 40 Low: 28.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. A reward for solving a Providence murder has reached $100,000. Twenty-four-year-old Miya Brophy-Baermann of Warwick was killed in a random drive-by shooting outside a friend's apartment on Olney Street in the early hours of Aug. 1. A $15,000 reward was offered days later for information in her killing; however, months later, no arrests have been made. (Turn To 10)
2. Police are investigating after a Federal Hill restaurant worker was reportedly accosted by a knife-wielding man while sitting in his vehicle. Shortly after 11:30 PM on Monday night, police responded to Sicilia's Pizzeria at 181 Atwells Avenue following a report of an assault and talked with the victim who said three assailants in total approached him. A male witness said he saw what was happening and attempted to intervene when he was reportedly punched in the face by one of the masked men before they fled on foot. (Go Local Prov)
3. A River Avenue home was badly damaged and two firefighters were injured in a house fire on Tuesday. (ABC6)
4. Damani Green, 23 of Providence, was arrested on Monday and charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon in the recent Graduate Hotel double stabbing. (Turn To 10)
5. Two years ago, the Rhode Island State Police announced a major drug and gun bust of four Providence brothers including Luis Enrique Molina, who already had a lengthy record of arrests and incarceration. Now, he’s been arrested again. (Go Local Prov)

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Today in Providence:

• Children's Book Event | Book Launch Party w/ Arts and Crafts. (9:00 AM)
• Capital Center Commission meeting - Providence City Hall (12:00 PM)
• LRI's 2021 End of Year Cheer! - Leadership Rhode Island (6:00 PM)
• PCL READS Mary-Kim Arnold: A Virtual Author Talk (6:30 PM)
• PCL READS Mary-Kim Arnold: A Virtual Author Talk (6:30 PM)
• Coastline Show Chorus - Music Mansion (7:00 PM)
• Nutcracker Workshop with Festival Ballet Providence (10:00 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.