Crime & Safety

Providence Shooting: Police Release Bodycam Video and RIDOT Video

The video has been posted on the Providence police Facebook page with a warning about profane language.

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Providence police have released video of Thursday's officer-involved shooting taken by the state Department of Transportation and by the body cameras the officers were wearing. Joseph Santos, 32, was killed. His passenger, Christine Demers, 37, remains at Rhode Island Hospital, police said. The afternoon press conference was live-streamed over WJAR-TV 10.

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