PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Miya Brophy-Baermann would’ve turned 29 years old Thursday.
Instead of celebrating by having her blow out the candles on her birthday cake, Brophy-Baermann’s loved ones gathered at the spot in Providence where she was killed in a drive-by shooting nearly five years ago.
The 24-year-old was shot and killed while standing next to her parked car on Olney Street with her boyfriend back in August 2021.
Brophy-Baermann’s family and friends were there as the Providence City Council officially named the nearby intersection of Olney and North Main streets after her…