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Shooting: Doyle Av. 19 Pleasant Court, Mt. Hope

Pleasant Court, along with 206 Camp Street, is one of the known drug dealing locations in Mt. Hope, and when I say "known drug dealing locations" I mean known to the Police and to the government of the City of Providence, as well as to any observent resident of Mt. Hope.

The excerpt below was tacked onto the end of a ProJo article about a murder on Smith Street near the State House.

Providence records 2nd homicide of 2010

In a separate shooting early Saturday morning, the Providence police said a 17-year-old from Central Falls was seriously injured after being shot as he walked in the Mount Hope neighborhood.

According to a police report, the police responded to 19 Pleasant Court at 1:21 a.m. Saturday and found Jordan Komhlan, of 227 Illinois Ave., Central Falls, lying on a couch with two gunshot wounds.

According to witnesses, a gray, four-door Nissan Maxima with Rhode Island plates and tinted windows traveled along Doyle Avenue near Camp Street and approached Komhlan as he walked to 19 Pleasant. Witnesses reported hearing five or six shots, and the car sped down Doyle Avenue, toward Hope Street.

Komhlan was shot in the lower back and his right leg.

Komhlan was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, and a hospital official said he remained in serious condition late Saturday afternoon.

jjordan@projo

Posted at January 18, 2010 12:55 AM