Rhode Island
Rhode Island Supreme Court vacates life sentence in deadly Pawtucket shooting
The Rhode Island Supreme Court vacated a conviction tied to a deadly cigar bar shooting.
Trequan Baker, 31, was sentenced to 60 years at the ACI followed by a consecutive life sentence for the murder of 36-year-old Qudus Kafo in 2022.
Pawtucket police said one man was shot to death and a second wounded outside FabCity Cigar Lounge, early Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (WJAR)
The shooting happened outside the Fab City Cigar Lounge in Pawtucket after a fight broke out.
The Supreme Court referenced inappropriate questioning at the trial that focused on what happened after Baker’s arrest as the reasoning for vacating the conviction.
Pawtucket police said one man was shot to death and a second wounded outside FabCity Cigar Lounge, early Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (WJAR)
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According to the release, the case has been sent back to Superior Court.