Tuesday’s special session of the Providence City Council dedicated to finding solutions to improve public safety.

Providence City Council President John Igliozzi offered the following statement regarding another weekend of violent crime incidents in Providence and the Council’s Tuesday emergency meeting devoted to finding solutions to improve public safety:

“This weekend, our city experienced another unacceptable bout of violent crime with a double murder occurring early Saturday morning and a triple shooting incident occurring early Sunday morning. We must devote every public safety resource at our disposal to end this terrible wave of violent crime, including welcoming a Neighborhood Response Team partnership between the Rhode Island State Police and the Providence Police Department, which Governor McKee has offered on multiple occasions. Too many city residents do not feel safe in their own neighborhoods as this violence continues, and too many visitors are sadly thinking twice about visiting our city’s amazing dining and entertainment establishments.

That is why I have called an emergency meeting of the Providence City Council for Tuesday at 5:45 PM. This emergency meeting is devoted to finding solutions. We are eager to hear from Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré, Police Chief Hugh Clements, Michael Imondi of the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, and Cedric Huntley of the Nonviolence Institute for their perspectives on what resources they need to stop these violent crimes and restore public safety in every Providence neighborhood.”