Multiple arrests after police-involved brawl in Providence

By News Staff

news@abc6.com

One officer is in the hospital Wednesday following a brawl between police and civilians that broke out on a busy Providence street Tuesday night.

Eight people in all were arrested in the altercation – including one juvenile.

It all began when police tried to arrest a teen for a gun charge. Police say the teen took off, crashing into a home before police caught him.

Police say the man was wanted for an active arrest warrant out of Cranston. After the arrest, they say they found a gun behind a rock where he was laying.

That’s when a fight broke out between officers and bystanders.

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