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Driver wanted in RI homicide case crashes into vehicle in Mass., killing man, woman, police say

Demitri Sousa, 28, fled after killing Javon Lawson in Cranston and crashed into a Subaru in Swansea, killing two; police recovered the suspected murder weapon in Sousa's car.

  • On Feb. 27, 2026, a driver wanted in a Rhode Island homicide crashed in Swansea, Massachusetts, killing two occupants of the struck vehicle at Route 6 and Route 136.
  • Thursday evening, Cranston officers found a shooting victim at 289 Legion Way and identified him as 35-year-old Javon Lawson, who was struck multiple times after answering the door.
  • Swansea officers saw the white 2013 Infiniti G37 moments before it struck the blue 2022 Subaru Ascent on Route 136, with firefighters and bystanders attempting to extinguish the flames.
  • Cranston police say Demitri Sousa, 28-year-old, of Seekonk, faces murder and weapons charges and remains under police guard after being taken into custody following the Swansea crash.
  • Multiagency teams from Massachusetts and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office are assisting Swansea police, with Winquist stating `These were senseless acts of violence that have left families grieving and a community shaken`.
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Massachusetts man accused of killing two in Swansea crash, hours after alleged murder in Rhode Island

A Massachusetts man is accused of crashing into and killing two individuals in Swansea, just hours after he allegedly committed a fatal shooting in Rhode Island.

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Driver who crashed in Mass. town, killing 2, allegedly shot man to death hours earlier, police say

The driver was traveling at a “very high rate of speed” before the fiery wreck, according to authorities.

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Accused Killer Captured After Fatal Crash, Cranston Cops Say

The Massachusetts man shot and killed a Cranston resident "over a mutual female acquaintance," police said.

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Man allegedly kills coworker’s boyfriend in Cranston, R.I., before causing fatal car crash in Swansea - The Boston Globe

The fatal car crash happened shortly after midnight in Swansea, about four hours after the shooting at a home in Cranston, R.I., police said.

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Driver wanted in RI homicide case crashes into vehicle in Mass., killing man, woman, police say

A man and a woman died when a driver wanted in connection with a homicide in Rhode Island crashed into their vehicle in Massachusetts.

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2 killed in Route 6 crash in Swansea; driver tied to RI homicide

The alleged suspect in a R.I. homicide was involved in an early morning crash on Route 6 that killed two people, officials report.

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Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra broke the news in on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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