On April 17, 2005, Detective Sergeant James Lloyd Allen, a 50-year-old veteran of the Providence Police Department, was fatally shot during an interrogation at police headquarters. Allen, who had dedicated 27 years to the force, was questioning Esteban Carpio regarding the stabbing of an 85-year-old woman earlier that day. During the session, Carpio managed to seize Allen's service weapon and shot him twice, resulting in his death.
Following the shooting, Carpio attempted to escape by
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