CRANSTON, R.I. -- Thomas Alejo, the man suspected of shooting his estranged wife and her male friend outside a pizza shop on Park Avenue on Wednesday has been taken into custody, police report.
Police Chief Marco Palombo Jr. said Alejo, who had been the subject of a massive search after fleeing the shooting scene in front of Agostini's Martial Arts and Pizza Fair in his black pickup truck around 6 p.m. Wednesday, was apprehended nearly 24 hours later at a relative's house in Warwick. Palombo said the arrest was through the combined efforts of the Warwick and Cranston police, the state police and the Violent Fugitive Task Force.
It is alleged that Alejo shot his two victims with a pistol as they sat in the parking lot of the martial arts studio and pizza shop at 685 Park Ave. The victims were treated at Rhode Island Hospital and, according to police, are expected to make a full recovery.
By Richard C. Dujardin