19-year-old charged in connection to Donigan Park murder to be arraigned

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Monday that the 19-year-old man charged in connection to the shooting death of 19-year-old Juan Carlos Morales in Donigan Park back in June will be arraigned on Wednesday.

Kevin Giron, 19, is charged with one count of murder, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, one count of carrying a pistol without a license and one count of committing a felony criminal offense while released on bail.

Kevin Giron is seen in Providence District Court, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (WLNE)

On June 10, 2023, Providence police were called to a report of shots fired on Valley Street by Donigan Park in the Olneyville section of the city.

Officers said 19-year-old Juan Carlos Morales died on scene from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Chief Oscar Perez said Morales was partying with a group of young men and that alcohol was involved. Investigators believe Morales walked away with one of the men toward the concession stand when the shooting happened.

On June 14, Providence police arrested Giron as a suspect in connection to the killing after learning he was hiding in a home on Hudson Street.