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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A turf war between panhandlers in Mount Hope quickly escalated Tuesday afternoon when one drew a gun on the man he thought was poaching his spot.The assailant was arguing with the 55-year-old man in a wheelchair panhandling at Randall and North Main streets, when a father and daughter at the nearby McDonald's noticed and decided to intervene, according to a police report.The father told police that he asked if there was a problem, and the [...]

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