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Christopher Gavin
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Boston Globe reporter covering Rhode Island
Bylines at The Messenger, Boston.com. Springsteen fan, guitar guy, Emerson College grad. Long Islander living in New England.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by two vehicles in Warwick, R.I.
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by two vehicles in Warwick, R.I. - The Boston Globe
Michael Dembkowski was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital, authorities said.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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These were Rhode Island’s most popular baby names in 2025
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These were Rhode Island’s most popular baby names in 2025 - The Boston Globe
For a fourth straight year, Charlotte topped the list of female names, while Noah was the most common name for boys born this year, according to the state Department of Health.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A judge has dismissed a murder case against a man who allegedly bludgeoned to death a fellow resident at a Rhode Island assisted living facility in 2012 after he died in October, according to prosecutors and court records.
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Charge dismissed in 2012 murder case at R.I. assisted living facility after suspect dies - The Boston Globe
Domenic Petrarca, 67, who was charged with murder in connection with the death of Joseph Costa, died in October, according to court records.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The death of a Rhode Island Capitol Police recruit is under investigation, according to State Police.
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Death of R.I. Capitol Police recruit under investigation, State Police say - The Boston Globe
A cause of death has not yet been determined, according to authorities.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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NEW: Brown University's interim VP of public safety, Hugh Clements, has outlined new security measures the school will be implementing in the wake of the deadly shooting. They include;
- More cameras
- Panic buttons
- Blue light phones
& more:
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Brown University to increase surveillance cameras after deadly campus shooting - The Boston Globe
“We will build a stronger, sophisticated and more resilient model of campus safety — together," wrote Brown's incoming vice president of public safety, Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. in a letter to the ...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Three people from Massachusetts were arrested after a man was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed inside a hotel room at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Rhode Island on Monday, according to authorities.

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Three Mass. residents arrested after allegedly robbing a man at R.I. casino - The Boston Globe
The man was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of more than $1,500 cash at Bally’s Twin River Casino Resort, police said.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Foxwoods restaurant owners file lawsuit over celebrity chef’s involvement with R.I. resort’s steakhouse

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Foxwoods restaurant owners file lawsuit over celebrity chef’s involvement with R.I. resort’s steakhouse - The Boston Globe
The lawsuit filed against Preserve Sporting Club and Resort in Richmond, R.I., centers on Burke’s work with the resort’s restaurant, now Double Barrel Steak at the Preserve.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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As police searched for the Brown University shooter, Rhode Islanders kept them fed.
The message was clear: Don’t stop working until you find who did this.

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As police searched for Brown shooting suspect, Rhode Islanders kept them fed - The Boston Globe
Local businesses and others donated meals and drinks while law enforcement investigated the mass shooting.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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A Massachusetts man has signed a plea agreement filed in federal court in Rhode Island, admitting to his role in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted criminal adversaries, two prosecutors, and a witness in a drug case, court filings show.
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Mass. man signs plea deal in murder-for-hire case in which rivals, a witness, and federal prosecutors were targeted - The Boston Globe
Prosecutors will recommend a sentence “on the low end,” and move to dismiss a charge of conspiracy to commit murder for hire against Kareem Pires of Wareham.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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NEW: More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown, Providence is inching back toward normal, cautiously, and unevenly.

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In Providence, steps toward normal in a shaken city: ‘I’m still looking over my shoulder’ - The Boston Globe
More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown University, Providence is inching back toward normal, but cautiously, unevenly.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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In Providence, tentative steps toward normal in a shaken city: ‘I’m still looking over my shoulder’
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In Providence, tentative steps toward normal in a shaken city: ‘I’m still looking over my shoulder’ - The Boston Globe
More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown University, Providence is inching back toward normal, but cautiously, unevenly.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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A former candidate for mayor of Cranston, R.I., who is now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after she twice asked an officer, “You know who I am, right?” during a traffic stop.
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Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, ‘You know who I am, right?’ - The Boston Globe
Maria A. Bucci, 51, now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee, allegedly told police, “Only clowns become a cop.”
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December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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It was 8:30 p.m. Monday, and a Brown University graduate who told police he is homeless posted a comment on Reddit.

Here's how the Redditor, whose first name is John, gave the tip that cracked the case of the Brown University shooter:
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How a Redditor named John helped Providence Police track down the Brown University shooter - The Boston Globe
The man, a graduate of Brown University who told police he was homeless, “blew the case right open,” the Attorney General said.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“If he felt our PhD program somehow failed him and then did damage to his career, if that’s the case, he could just come to shoot me. Why go shoot our students?"

Brown physics department "shocked" after shooter is identified as former PhD student, professor says
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N.H. medical examiner estimates Brown University shooter died Tuesday. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The suspect is believed to have died by suicide the day after authorities say he shot his former classmate, MIT Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Brown campus shooter harbored resentment from time as a PhD student in the early 2000s, friend says
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Brown campus shooter harbored resentment from time as a PhD student in the early 2000s, friend says - The Boston Globe
In the immediate aftermath of his death by suicide, a fuller picture of the suspected Brown University shooter emerged Friday.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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What we know about suspected Brown University, Brookline shooter
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What we know about suspected Brown University, Brookline shooter - The Boston Globe
The 48-year-old native of Portugal was found dead in New Hampshire Thursday night.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Police said Claudio Manuel Neves Valente spent weeks in New England before committing the violence, first opening fire inside a Brown University classroom, killing two and injuring nine, then driving to Brookline to kill an MIT professor. His motivation is unknown www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
Affidavit links Brown mass shooting suspect with MIT professor’s killing. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The FBI allege that the suspect, a native of Portugal, drove from Rhode Island to Massachusetts after the Brown shooting and subsequently killed the MIT professor.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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A Brown shooting victim ‘froze’ when she was shown picture of shooting suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a Providence police affidavit states.
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Affidavit links Brown mass shooting suspect, a former Brown PhD student, with MIT professor’s killing. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The FBI allege that the suspect, a native of Portugal, drove from Rhode Island to Massachusetts after the Brown shooting and subsequently killed the MIT professor.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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BREAKING: The suspect in the Brown University shooting has been found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, according to two law enforcement officials.

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Brown shooting suspect found dead, law enforcement officials say. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
Officials are expected to announce more details at a press conference later tonight.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Breaking: Authorities have identified a person of interest in the shooting at Brown University, according to two law enforcement officials who are not authorized to speak about the investigation on the record.
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Authorities identify new person of interest in Brown shooting, investigate potential connection to MIT professor’s killing, sources say - The Boston Globe
Federal authorities previously said there was no reason to believe they were connected.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This morning’s sunrise over Providence, looking east toward Fox Point, where investigators are looking for more surveillance video footage of the person of interest in the Brown University shooting.
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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A dispatch from @chrisgavin.bsky.social and me as we walked the route the person of interest in the Brown University shooting took on the East Side of Providence:

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‘We were shocked:’ In one corner of Providence’s East Side, cameras help trace the path of the Brown University person of interest - The Boston Globe
“The idea that he walked right by where I live was just hard to even process,” one resident said.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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@rihouseofreps.bsky.social speaker weighs in on running for governor, getting rid of DOT director. In annual legislative preview, Speaker Shekarchi doesn’t rule out taxing the rich, and says a public records overhaul will pass when a compromise is reached.
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R.I. House speaker weighs in on running for governor, getting rid of DOT director - The Boston Globe
In annual legislative preview, Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi doesn’t rule out taxing the rich, and says a public records overhaul will pass when a compromise is reached.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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"The idea that he walked right by where I live was just hard to even process."

In one corner of Providence’s East Side, cameras help trace the path of the Brown University person of interest

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‘We were shocked:’ In one corner of Providence’s East Side, cameras help trace the path of the Brown University person of interest - The Boston Globe
“The idea that he walked right by where I live was just hard to even process,” one resident said.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM