Police respond to standoff in North Providence

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Multiple streets in North Providence were blocked off as police responded to a home a man barricaded himself inside of Sunday.

Police Chief Alfredo Ruggiero said the man, 33, was in a home by himself on Towanda Drive and had access to firearms. He died by suicide, according to Ruggiero.

According to Ruggiero, the man made statements of harm toward family members, who left the house themselves, and himself…

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