Providence Man Sentenced for 2017 Shooting in Central Falls

Providence Man Sentenced for 2017 Shooting in Central Falls

A Providence man was sentenced to 20 years in the ACI on gun and assault charges on Friday, announced Attorney General Peter Neronha.

Robert Rego, 30, was sentenced to a 28 year full sentenced with 20 years to serve at the ACI and the rest on probation for shooting and wounding Armande Moore in 2017.

Rego will not be eligible for parole for 12 of the years.

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The Investigation

Rego was found guilty by a jury on May 24, 2019, of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, resulting in injury; carrying a firearm without a license; and assault with a dangerous weapon.

He has been held without bail since his guilty verdict.

During the trial, the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that in the early morning hours of January 3, 2017, Rego shot and wounded Moore with a .25 caliber pistol outside of a home on High Street in Central Falls.

Rego and Moore became engaged in a fight which resulted in Rego shooting Moore.