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Two postal trucks hit by apparent gunshots on 95
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Someone apparently fired shots yesterday at two tractor-trailer trucks carrying cargo for the U.S. Postal Service, the state police said.
The trucks were traveling south on Route 95 near East Street in Pawtucket at 3:15 a.m. and 3:21 a.m. when the drivers heard loud bangs against the trucks’ doors, state police Cpl. Michael Rosa said.
No one was injured, Rosa said.
Markings on the driver’s side door of each truck appear to be consistent with damage caused by something shot from a small handgun or BB gun, Rosa said.
It’s unclear where the shots were fired from and if the postal trucks were targeted, Rosa said.
The trucks are owned by R and F Transportation Co., in Taunton, Mass. They were heading toward the post office on Corliss Street in Providence, Rosa said.
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