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Shots fired at Providence bar


Providence police say someone fired several shots at Copa Sports Bar on Mount Pleasant Avenue, late Sunday, April 21, 2019. (WJAR)
Providence police say someone fired several shots at Copa Sports Bar on Mount Pleasant Avenue, late Sunday, April 21, 2019. (WJAR)
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Providence police said someone fired bullets at a bar.

Police responded to Copa Sports Bar at 52 Mount Pleasant Ave. at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday.

Police said they believe someone fired several shots toward the bar while standing across the street on Fairmount Avenue.

Police said they talked to a man who was struck in the chin by a "projectile." He taken to Rhode Island Hospital.

"It should be noted that police located the projectile that struck the victim," police said in a news release.

Bullet holes were found on the first and second floors of the building, and some shell casings were found.

No arrests were made.


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