On a brisk morning in New York, NY, a dispute that began over drugs escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 43-year-old Angel Memo Quinones. The events unfolded on November 9, 2015, beginning with an argument inside a McDonald's near Penn Station and spilling out into the stairwell of the 34th Street A/C/E subway station. It was there, just before 6:15 a.m., that the confrontation turned deadly.
Francisco Alsina, from Mastic, Long Island, and his accomplice,
Vincent Arcona of Medford, Long Island, had engaged in a verbal altercation with Quinones and two other men, William Lamboy and Eddie Torres. The argument, believed by authorities to be drug-related, moved from the restaurant to the subway entrance. In the ensuing chaos, Alsina pulled out a gun and fired four shots. Angel Quinones was struck in the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene. William Lamboy, then 45, was critically injured with gunshot wounds to his neck and stomach, while 48-year-old Eddie Torres was shot in the leg.
Following the shooting, Alsina and Arcona fled the city, first to Long Island and then to Rhode Island, where they sought refuge with Alsina's relatives. Their time on the run was short-lived. Investigators, tracking Alsina's phone, located them at the Rhode Island address. On November 12, 2015, three days after the shooting, both men were apprehended.
The legal process brought closure to the violent episode. Vincent Arcona pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in February 2017 and was subsequently sentenced to 13 years in prison. Francisco Alsina faced a jury and, in May 2017, was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. For his role in the death of Angel Quinones and the wounding of two others, he faced a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
