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Colonel Arthur Martins, Chief of Police of the North Providence Police Department announced Saturday night that at approximately 4:00 PM members of the North Providence Police and Fire Departments were notified of a stabbing that had occurred inside the Cumberland Farms located at 2064 Smith St. Both the victim and suspect were reported to be males.
“While officers and other public safety personnel were being sent to the scene, police dispatchers were made aware that the suspect had fled the store and was being followed by several witnesses. The witnesses were able to direct responding officers to the location of the suspect,” according to police.