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June 5, 2006

S. Kingstown police probe shooting at hip-hop studio

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- The police are investigating a weekend shooting incident outside hip-hop recording studio offices on Railroad Street.

Bullets pierced the old train station at 43 Railroad St., home of Syko Rekordz, around 1:50 a.m., Saturday, in what police believe was a targeted shooting, said Capt. Jeffrey Allen.

Kevin K. Guarriello and Fearon K. Wright, who live in the building, were asleep at the time. Guarriello's girlfriend was awake; no one was hurt, Allen said.

"Obviously someone was targeted,'' Allen said. Police view the shooting as isolated and ``specific to that residence,'' he said.

The shooter, on foot or in a slow-moving car, is believed to have fired three shots at the building, one of which penetrated the wall, Allen said.

-- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

Guarriello, 25, said he awoke to a loud noise early Saturday morning that he initially thought was something falling from the wall. As he investigated, he kicked a bullet that had come through the wall facing the street and landed on the kitchen floor, he said. A hole could be seen above the front door today.

"I know a lot of people. I don't have a problem with anyone,'' said Guarriello, who grew up in town. "I don't know if someone is trying to scare us.''

Syko Recordz's clients include Phokus, a rapper who once opened for Ludacris at the University of Rhode Island's Ryan Center. A video of Phokus's song "Shake it 4 Me'' shows him performing in front of the old rail station.

-- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

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June 5, 2006

S. Kingstown police probe shooting at hip-hop studio

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