On January 31, 2014, 24-year-old Hispanic man Derreck Alzar was shot and killed in Providence, Rhode Island, after responding to a domestic dispute. A woman had gone to friends for help following an altercation with her ex-boyfriend, identified as Saul Rivera. Alzar and two friends picked her up and drove away; about an hour later, near the intersection of River Avenue and Chalkstone Avenue, they stopped at a gas station. As the vehicle was pulling out, Rivera’s car pulled alongside and, according to authorities, he opened fire on Alzar’s car. At least one shot struck Alzar, causing fatal wounds.

Providence Police arrested Rivera and charged him with murder, assault, and illegally carrying a firearm. At his arraignment he entered no plea and was held without bail; Alzar’s family attended the hearing and reacted emotionally to the details. The slaying was recorded as Providence’s second homicide of 2014. What did readers in Providence remember about that night or the people involved?