Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 14 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after a jury found him guilty of shooting an 18-year-old convenience store clerk in Providence.
On Friday, August 9, 2024, Superior Court Justice Kristin E. Rodgers sentenced Emmanuel Narcisse, age 21, to 22 years, with 14 years to serve at the ACI and an eight-year suspended sentence with 22 years of probation.
On January 16, 2024, following the conclusion of a four-day trial, a jury found the defendant guilty of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license.
“We all should be able to feel reasonably safe from harm while at work, and yet this victim nearly lost his life at the hands of a criminal with access to a gun,” said Attorney General Neronha. “This defendant used a firearm to resolve a fistfight, and thankfully, the victim survived to help investigators deliver justice. I want to thank the Providence Police and the prosecutors in my office for their hard work and collaboration in this case and countless others.”
During the trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant shot the victim in the leg following an altercation at a convenience store.
On October 1, 2020, at 6:43 p.m., Providence Police responded to a report of a shooting at GI Joe’s Convenience Store on Smith Street. Upon arrival, officers found the victim inside the store bleeding from an apparent gunshot wound to his right leg.
The victim told officers that he was working at the store when two individuals entered and one left without paying for a beverage. Further, the victim reported that he confronted the individual outside of the store, and a physical altercation broke out between three men. Then two more individuals joined the altercation; one shot the victim in the leg, fired into his car, and then fled.
Surveillance footage from inside and outside of the store corroborated the victim’s version of events. Detectives identified Narcisse through both surveillance footage and witness testimony before arresting him on December 20, 2020.
“I want to thank the men and women of the Providence Police Department for their tireless work in bringing violent criminals to justice,” said Providence Police Colonel Oscar L. Perez Jr. “It is my hope this sentence serves as a deterrent for others who wish to bring harm our community members. I applaud everyone involved in this case and am thankful at this resolution.”
Special Assistant Attorneys General Daniel Hopkins and John Kilpatrick from the Office of Attorney General and Detective Mitchell Guerra from Providence Police Department led investigation and prosecution efforts.