Freddy Tola, a 36-year-old Black / African American man, was fatally shot at an auto body shop in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 24, 2019. Authorities described the shooting as a targeted act, and responding officers treated the scene as a homicide. The Providence Police Department sought public help in the immediate aftermath as detectives worked to reconstruct what happened that evening.

Available reports do not show any publicly announced arrests or named suspects in connection with Tola’s death, and the case appears to remain unresolved. Anyone who knew Freddy, worked at or near that auto body shop, or has information that might help investigators is asked to come forward.