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Cranston committee accepts voluntary closure, security plan from Zona Lounge after reported shooting
Summary
At a March 16 show-cause hearing, the Cranston Safety Services & Licenses Committee accepted the lounge owner’s voluntary closure through March 23, 2026, and required an updated security plan and submitted surveillance after a patron was reported shot after leaving Zona Lounge the morning of March 16.
Cranston’s Safety Services & Licenses Committee voted March 16 to accept a proposal by the owners of Zona Lounge, 195 Niantic Ave., that the establishment remain closed through March 23, 2026, and submit an updated security plan by that date while the city reviews surveillance and the status of a pending criminal investigation.
The committee acted after police testimony that a gunshot victim who later sought treatment at Roger Williams Hospital said he was shot on Kenwood Street after leaving Zona Lounge at about 1:30 a.m. on March 16, 2026. Major Robert Quirk of the Cranston Police Department told the committee that officers who examined the lounge and its parking area did not document shell casings, blood or other physical evidence tying…
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