MANCHESTER, CT — A Hartford man has been sentenced in the shooting of a Manchester Man about four years ago.
Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott, said that Judge Michael J. Gustafson Wednesday sentenced Jermaine Rose, age 34, of Hartford, to 15 years in prison, suspended after 10 years served and followed by five years of probation, for wounding a Manchester man in a 2020 shooting in Hartford.
A Hartford Superior Court jury on Dec. 18, 2023 found Rose guilty of first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit.
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The case dates back to March 16, 2020, when police received a 911 call about a shooting at 25 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford. Officers at the scene located a wounded Mark Thompson and had him transported to Hartford Hospital.
Case records illustrate witnesses testifying that Thompson went to the residence after receiving a call at work “regarding a domestic situation involving children.” After Thompson spoke to Rose about the domestic situation, he was then told, “Wait ’til I get you alone,” according to case records. As Rose proceeded to leave the scene, he stopped his vehicle, exited it and shot Thompson in the leg.
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Rose then then fled the scene.
At the trial, video evidence presented from surveillance footage showed Rose firing a gun at Thompson before leaving the scene, Walcott said. Evidence also showed that the defendant is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm or obtaining a pistol permit, according to case records.
“The trial team worked diligently to bring this case to justice through work in the courtroom and support to the victim who suffered this senseless violence,” Walcott said.
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