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Joshua Costa

Case from Providence, RI dated Apr 16, 2021

Victim Details

Joshua Costa

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Providence

RI

2021-04-16

31

Joshua

Costa

Yes

07/05/2026

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On a spring day in Providence, Rhode Island, the life of 31-year-old Joshua Costa was tragically cut short. On April 16, 2021, at an auto repair shop located at 405 Harris Avenue, a dispute escalated into fatal violence. Inside the garage, Joshua Costa, a Hispanic male from Lincoln, was involved in an altercation that resulted in an exchange of gunfire. The shooting proved to be fatal for Costa, marking the city's fifth homicide of that year.

The investigation into the shooting quickly id ...
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  • GoLocalProv: GoLocalProv | News | Man Shot and Killed at Providence Auto Repair Shop, Second Homicide in One Week
  • https://twitter.com/BTaylorABC6/status/1383114140391247881
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