An 18-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after being shot with a pellet gun and stabbed near Festival Field around 7 pm on Friday evening, according to multiple reports.
The suspect, J-Sean Murphy, has been arrested and is being charged with felony assault.
- Police: Man, 18, shot with pellet gun, stabbed in Newport (WPRI)
- Man stabbed with knife and shot with pellet gun in Newport (ABC 6)
- Police: Man shot with pellet gun, stabbed with knife, in Newport (WJAR)
Police investigating reported shooting in Newport https://t.co/qQ4SOLNVOe
— WPRI 12 News Feed (@wpri_feed) July 6, 2019
#Breaking: Police investigating a reported shooting at Festival Field Apartments in #Newport. No word on the victim's condition or if a suspect is in custody. @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/SRAQKlbvNh
— Caroline Goggin (@CarolineGoggin) July 6, 2019
On scene of shooting at Girard Ave at the Festival Field Apartments in #Newport #RhodeIsland. @NBC10 pic.twitter.com/Z68sOTzkno
— Christian Ramirez PHOTOG-NBC10RI (@CRamirezNBC10) July 6, 2019
