Crime & Safety
2 Bodies Found In Car On Tracks In Providence, Police Investigate
Police told reporters they're investigating it as a double homicide.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After an Amtrak worker found two people in a car on train tracks near Harris Avenue Friday evening, police are investigating what they're calling a double homicide.
Officials said they took a “person of interest” into custody in Central Falls.
Police told WPRI that the Amtrak worker found the bodies around 7 p.m. That news outlet reported that a man and a woman inside of the car were both shot, and the interior burned.
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Police told the Boston Globe they were still working to identify the bodies.
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