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David Long

Case from Providence, RI dated Dec 26, 2018

Victim Details

David Long

Male

White / Caucasian

Providence

RI

2018-12-26

31

David

Long

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of the day after Christmas in 2018, David A. Long, a 31-year-old White male from Providence, Rhode Island, was shot and killed in what authorities described as a planned robbery. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Fountain Street in downtown Providence. Long was a passenger in a Dodge Durango when the shooting took place. After being shot, the driver of the vehicle, who had been struck in the head during the robbery, managed to drive to Rhode Island Hospital, but L ...
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  • WPRI: Police make arrest in downtown Providence murder
  • WPRI: Police ID victim of deadly Providence shooting
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