"The incident happened on Main Street at around 2 a.m. Monday, according to West Warwick police. Detectives have since learned that the event was a stunt orchestrated by two brothers 'to generate attention on social media and in the news.'"
"The individuals 'explicitly denounced' affiliation with hate groups, and police said that the investigation has yielded 'no evidence to suggest otherwise.' For now, the investigation has been closed."
"'There's a lot of undisclosed racism that goes on here. I hear about it all the time,' Fitzgerald told the Globe. 'So it wouldn't be shocking to me if it wasn't a prank, and it wasn't a hoax, and it was really somebody that really was about that kind of life.'"
Police in Rhode Island confirmed that videos showing a person in a Ku Klux Klan robe were part of a hoax created by two brothers. The brothers aimed to generate social media attention and admitted their involvement to police, providing evidence of their sole responsibility. They denounced any affiliation with hate groups, and the investigation found no evidence of organized activity. The police thanked the community for their cooperation in the investigation, which has now been closed.
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