NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a good Samaritan coming to the aid of a woman being assaulted outside a Connecticut bar has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
The Day of New London reports that Dante Hughes was sentenced Wednesday, three months after he was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the December 2016 killing of 24-year-old Joey Gingerella in the parking lot of a Groton pub.
Witnesses told police Hughes was assaulting his girlfriend and Gingerella stepped in to stop it.
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The 32-year-old Hughes, who claimed self-defense, apologized to Gingerella’s family, calling the shooting “unnecessary.”
The victim’s mother, Tammy de la Cruz, said in a victim impact statement she has cried every day since her son’s death.
Gingerella is the stepson of state Rep. Joe de la Cruz.
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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com
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