Protests In Providence Friday Related To Jhamal Gonsalves Crash

(Providence, RI)--Friday night marked the fourth straight night of protests in Providence related to a police officer-involved crash.Jhamal Gonsalves remains in a coma after his street-legal moped crashed during a police response to a large group of illegal vehicles riding in the streets of the capital city.Protesters at one point on Friday tried to march through the Atwells Avenue dining area in Federal Hill, but were blocked off by police.Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza told WPRI-TV on Friday he does not believe the incident, which remains under investigation, was race-related.Elorza also said there has been no definitive evidence found so far that the cruiser driven by officer Kyle Endres hit Gonsalves.

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