WESTERLY, RI. (THECOUNT) — Julie Lynn Cardinal, an employee of the Babcock Village apartments assisted living center, has been identified as one of the victims in a deadly triple-shooting Thursday morning.
The 47-year-old mother of five was killed and two others injured in a shooting in Rhode Island on Thursday. The shooter, a 66-year-old resident of the facility, took his own life, police said.
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The unidentified resident opened fire Thursday morning, shooting three people, Cardinal fatally, at the assisted living center located at 122 Cross St in Westerly, RI.
One of Cardinal’s co-workers, and a resident were injured. Their names were not released.
The shooter, who lived at the facility, was found dead inside a residence.
A gun was recovered at the scene.
Reports of gunfire at the Babcock Village apartments prompted Westerly public schools, Westerly Hospital and some nearby business into lockdown as a precaution, reported WCVB.
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Geo quick facts: Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a population of 22,787 as of the 2010 census – Wikipedia.