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Three Adults Held Without Bail in Sabin Point Park Shooting; Victim on Ventilator
Three adults were ordered held without bail Thursday in connection with a shooting at Sabin Point Park that left a 20-year-old man on a ventilator with head and spinal injuries. Prosecutors say the confrontation stemmed from a $600 dispute and an assault accusation.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. â Three adults charged in a shooting at Sabin Point Park that critically wounded a 20-year-old man were ordered held without bail Thursday in District Court, as prosecutors described a victim who remains unresponsive and dependent on a ventilator.
Hunter St. George, 18, of Pawtucket; Matthew Raposa, 18, of East Providence; and Johnathan Nicoletti, 20, of Providence, each face charges of assault, firearms violations, conspiracy and obstruction. St. George faces additional weapons counts.
During the arraignment, prosecutors said St. George admitted to firing two shots and pointing a gun at the victim. The victim is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital for gunshot wounds to the head and torso, along with spinal injuries that will require further surgery, prosecutors told the court.
Three juveniles from East Providence â two 16-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy â were also charged in the case and were remanded to the Rhode Island Training School.
According to prosecutors, the confrontation grew out of a dispute over $600 and an accusation that the victim had assaulted one of the women.
The shooting occurred just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday near the park's boat ramp. East Providence police said they recovered a pistol at the scene.
The case has shaken a waterfront park that residents use for fishing, boating and family outings, and it adds to ongoing local concerns about gun violence in public spaces. All three adult defendants are due back in court at a later date.