On the evening of November 13, 2025, 29-year-old Morgan Lynn Boss was shot once in the head in or near a residence on the 1000 block of Broad Street in Providence and was pronounced dead at the scene or shortly afterward. Police cordoned off the area, treated the incident as a homicide, and took a suspect into custody that night.

Within a day authorities identified 26-year-old Providence resident Kelvin Mendez Cruz as the accused shooter and described him in court documents as an intimate partner of Boss. Prosecutors charged Cruz with domestic murder, use of a firearm resulting in death, and two counts of felony domestic homicide. At his first appearance he had no attorney, entered no plea, and was ordered held without bail; his next court date was set for late November. Police have said the investigation is an active domestic homicide inquiry and have not publicly identified any other suspects.

Boss grew up in Richmond, Rhode Island, graduated from Chariho High School, and co-founded a travel cosmetology business with a sister called Behind the Scenes Girls. Family described her as talented, caring, and closely connected to relatives; they were planning a visit together the week after she was killed. If anyone knew Morgan Boss or has information about what happened on Broad Street that night, please share details with investigators.