A 17-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times outside a Providence restaurant, with witnesses telling investigators they saw three men flee the area right after the attack. The teen was taken to Roger Williams Hospital by car, driven by a group of men rather than by ambulance, and Providence detectives are now working to piece together exactly what happened.
According to GoLocal Prov, the stabbing happened outside Caliente Restaurant on Chalkstone Avenue sometime after 10 p.m. Thursday night. The outlet reports that restaurant witnesses watched three men run from the scene afterward, and that Providence detectives have opened an investigation into the attack.
Separately, turnto10.com reported that the Providence Police Department investigated outside of Caliente Mexican Restaurant on Thursday night, and said the department responded around 11:00 p.m. to the Chalkstone Avenue location. An NBC 10 news crew on scene observed police with caution tape strung up in front of the restaurant, along with evidence markers set out in the parking lot. Police said the 17-year-old suffered multiple lacerations and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
What Investigators Have Said So Far
NBC 10 reported that police responded at about 11 p.m., consistent with the Thursday-night description. Police said the 17-year-old suffered multiple lacerations and was taken to a hospital for treatment, and neither outlet has identified the three men witnesses say they saw fleeing. No arrests have been announced.
The attack adds to a string of recent violence in Providence. A day earlier, on Oct. 28, officers responded to a separate stabbing in the city in which two victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries at 195 California Avenue, per the same station's reporting. There is nothing in the available reporting tying that earlier incident to the Chalkstone Avenue stabbing.
Investigation Ongoing
For now, the key facts remain limited to what's been reported: a 17-year-old stabbed multiple times outside a Providence restaurant, a group of men who drove him to the hospital, and three men who witnesses say fled before police arrived. Providence detectives continue to investigate, and no further details on the victim's condition, the suspects, or a motive have been released.
