On the morning of September 25, 2021, Jorge Garcia, a 38-year-old Hispanic man, was having breakfast at Roque’s Café on Broad Street in Providence when a masked person entered wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with distinctive white lettering and shot him six times, killing him. Garcia, born in the Dominican Republic, was described as charismatic and caring, a father to seven children who liked to sing, dance, and make people laugh. His death was Providence’s 19th homicide of the year and left his family and community in mourning.

Providence Police collected video surveillance from the café and nearby businesses that showed two vehicles — a maroon Toyota Corolla and a black Dodge Ram — meeting before the shooting. Footage captured the suspect moving between the vehicles, approaching the café, then running back to the Corolla and fleeing after the shooting. Investigators tracked a Providence man, Juan Rivera, as the primary suspect and used forensic analysis of a cell phone to place him in the area at the time; a pre-incident photo showed him wearing the same sweatshirt and sneakers seen on the shooter in surveillance footage.

If anyone who knew Jorge or saw activity around Broad Street that morning has information, please share what was seen or heard.