Gun pointed at driver on I-295 in Rhode Island


A caller reports that a man in a white Toyota Rav4 with tinted windows pointed a firearm at him while driving on I-295 northbound near mile marker 4.1. The other vehicle with tinted windows had Rhode Island plates and was last seen in the area. The caller was driving a black 2017 Chevy Malibu and lost sight of the white Toyota Rav4.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
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Transcript:
This one to 194. One 94. Sir, I got a caller on the line. I advise that a male in a white Toyota Rav4, tinted out. Rhode Island 1 Zebra X-ray 3-4 Yale, flashed a firearm at him. They are now on I-295 northbound near mile marker 4.1. He's behind the vehicle. My caller is in a black 2017 Chevy Malibu. My caller's registration is one (name withheld), one, two, three. It's on a Malibu color black. He said he can no longer see the white Toyota Rav4. Again, it was tinted out, and it was Rhode Island registration. One Zebra X-ray 3-4 Yale. Possibly continued on I-295 north, past exit 6. He's uncertain. I'm going to give Cranston a shout. 9-4, 10-4[1].
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I-295, Rhode Island
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