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June 2, 2008

Hearing this afternoon in fatal shooting of firefighter

A bail hearing has been rescheduled for this afternoon for the man accused of fatally shooting a Cranston firefighter during the victim’s son’s birthday party.

The hearing for Nicholas Gianquitti was originally scheduled for this morning but has been moved back to 2 p.m. because of a busy court calendar.

Gianquitti, a six-month Providence police officer who was receiving disability, has been held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions since his arrest May 18.

The police say Gianquitti got into an argument with his neighbor, 44-year-old James Pagano, during a birthday party for Pagano’s son. Witnesses said they heard Gianquitti, 40, yelling and swearing that a ball had hit his car.

Pagano, a Cranston firefighter for 15 years who had been promoted to lieutenant the previous week, confronted Gianquitti, according to the police.

Witnesses say the two fought and then, they told the police, they heard gunshots. Pagano was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital. According to the state Medical Examiner’s report, Pagano died of a single gunshot wound.

Gianquitti's bail hearing is scheduled for District Court, Warwick, today.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer David Scharfenberg

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 10:14 AM | Permalink

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