Suspect charged with manslaughter after deadly fight

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MANVILLE, R.I. – Lincoln Police have made an arrest for a suspicious death in Manville.

Police identified the suspect as 33-year-old Brian Fraga. They say Fraga lived at the apartment complex where he had an argument with victim that turned violent.

Police believe Fraga and the victim knew each other. The victim was a 43 year-old man from Lincoln.

Police received a call around 1 a.m. Wednesday of a man lying on the ground in a parking lot on Summer Street.

Upon arrival, officers found the victim unresponsive and bleeding from a laceration. The man was transported to Landmark Medical Center where he later died from blunt force trauma to the head.

The Lincoln Police Department along with the Rhode Island State Police are investigating the incident.

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