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William Parsons

Case from Providence, RI dated Sep 05, 2018

Victim Details

William Parsons

Male

Black / African American

Providence

RI

2018-09-05

15

William

Parsons

Yes

07/12/2026

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William Parsons, a 15-year-old Black male, was a promising sophomore at Central High School in Providence, Rhode Island, with dreams of becoming a Rhode Island State Trooper. On the afternoon of September 5, 2018, his life was tragically cut short when he was shot and killed outside the Providence Career and Technical Academy. He was an innocent bystander, waiting for his ride home, when a dispute that he was not involved in escalated to gunfire.

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  • WPRI: Police: Student in deadly shooting not the intended target
  • Police: 15-year-old shot outside school was bystander
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