Christofer Reyes Navarro, 27, was found with a gunshot wound near the Betsy Williams Cottage in Roger Williams Park in Providence just after 2 a.m. on March 28, 2020. Officers responded to a reported assault; Navarro was taken to Rhode Island Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. Police quickly ruled the case a homicide and taped off the quiet, historic park corner under squad-car lights as detectives began an investigation.

Early reports emphasized the narrow window between the 2:06 a.m. call and the hospital pronouncement, and offered no hint of a motive. Investigators asked the public for tips; contemporaneous coverage noted no arrests and no suspects named. If anyone was in or near Roger Williams Park that night or has information about Navarro’s movements, please come forward with what was seen or heard.