Crime & Safety
Providence Machete Attack Leaves 68-Year-Old Man Injured
The injured man was in "good spirits" after the attack, an official said.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A machete-wielding man attacked another man in Providence Sunday afternoon, an official said.
The man on the wrong end of the Machete — a 68-year-old — suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, Kristy dosReis, the chief public information officer for the Providence Department of Public Safety, said in an email.
The machete man had fled before officers arrived, dosReis said.
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The wounded man was "reported to be in good spirits" after the attack, dosReis said.
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