PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence police have arrested 41-year-old Michael Shaw and charged him with murder in connection with a homicide that happened on Westminster Street Wednesday morning.

The victim has been identified as 57-year-old Michael Ames.

Police said they got a call requesting a well-being check for someone who may have been hurt. Officers arrived at the home around 9:30 a.m. and found the victim in the basement with “obvious physical trauma injuries,” according to Col. Oscar Perez.

Shaw was arrested later on Wednesday outside a home on Wendell Street. He is set to be arraigned in District Court on Thursday. Police say more charges may be forthcoming.

This is the capital city’s tenth homicide of the year.

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