7 arrested in connection with Providence nightclub shootings

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Police on Monday night announced the arrest of seven people in connection recent shootings at Providence nightclubs.

The arrests resulted from a joint investigation led by the state police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, in conjunction with the attorney general's office and the Providence police. The investigation is continuing and more arrests are expected, the state police said.

The shootings occurred May 20 outside Club Seven, 114 Spruce St., and Sunday night near El Patio Night Club on Public Street.

At Club Seven, two people were shot at around 1:10 a.m. and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

At El Patio, 29-year-old Jean Garrido, 29, of 584 Plainfield St., Providence, was wounded by a gunshot to the back, at about 9:50 p.m. He is in stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital, and is among the seven facing charges.

According to Maj. Timothy G. Sanzi, the incidents stemmed from conflict among street gangs.

Janssye Toucet, 32, of 1775 Bicentennial Way, North Providence; and Tatiana Flores, 25, of 38 Marion Ave., Providence, face multiple assault, conspiracy and firearms charges related to both shootings.

The other five suspects face multiple assault, conspiracy, obstruction, and firearms charges. 

The people charged include Garrido; Anthony Florian, 26, of 139 Pierce Ave., Warwick; Keven Restrepo, 28, of 578 Laurel Hill Ave., Cranston; Jonathan Garrido, 26, of 584 Plainfield St., Providence; and Nathan Geter, 28, of 167 Blackstone St., Woonsocket.

Police declined identify the two men wounded in the Club Seven shooting.