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Police ID man killed in Providence stabbing
Police have identified the man who was stabbed to death in Providence earlier this week. Charles Chike Okafor, 36, died Monday night after officers found him suffering from a stab wound to the torso inside a Bailey Court apartment.
Providence Police identify victim in stabbing homicide
A man was killed in a stabbing on Bailey Court on Jan. 20, 2025. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The providence Police Department released the name of the victim in a stabbing homicide that occurred on Jan.
Suspect faces murder charge in Providence homicide arrest
This marks the city's first homicide of 2025. 12 News Reporter Hannah Cotter has more. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump,
Providence man charged with murder after Martin Luther King Day stabbing
A Providence man is facing a murder charge in the death of another man Monday, the Providence police said Tuesday. Junior Medina Agosto, 30, is scheduled for arraignment in court this afternoon, according to Lindsay Lague,
Police charge man with murder in a deadly stabbing in Providence
The Providence Police Department have identified the suspect connected to a deadly stabbing, and charged him with murder.Police arrested 30-year-old Junior Med
Man killed in Providence stabbing; suspect arrested
An investigation is underway into Providence's first homicide of the year.

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