Pawtucket homicide victim identified

By: News Staff

news@abc6.com

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Pawtucket Police have identified the victim in a deadly shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon on Sisson Street.

21-year-old Robert Baptista was the man shot and killed on Saturday around 3 p.m.

Baptista was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police say Baptista may have been targeted, but so far they have not identified any suspects in the case.

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