Defendant In Manchester Commuter Lot Shootings Gets Life Sentence
MANCHESTER, CT — The defendant in two shootings at a Manchester commuter lot in 2020 has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison. Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott said that Nuala Droney Wednesday sentenced 25-year-old Springfield, MA, resident Gregory Crichlow to life in prison for the 2020 murders of Gregory Scott, Jr., 24, and Jennifer Hicks, 20.The shootings took place at the Buckland Hills commuter lot in Manchester. A Hartford Superior Court jury on March 20, 2024 found Crichlow guilty of two counts of murder.According to a warrant and case records, in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 2020, the Manchester Police Department received two 911 calls reporting a shooting in the commuter lot. According to a warrant, there had been a gathering of vehicles in the parking lot as part of illegal car "races" taking place in the area. Witnesses told police that a truck that had parked next to the vehicle that Scott was driving, according to a warrant and case records. Crichlow exited the truck, approached the vehicle Scott was in, and shot into the vehicle, fatally striking Scott and Hicks, who was seated in the back, according to case records. Vehicles involved in the gathering were seen in surveillance images at gas stations near the MGM casino in Springfield and near the Manchester commuter lot, according to a warrant. One was linked to Crichlow, according to a warrant.Crichlow was identified in a warrant as a member of a gang called the "Knox Street Posse." Scott belonged to a rival gang known as the "Sycamore Street Posse" and the groups have a "notorious history of retaliatory violence" with each other, according to a warrant.According to a warrant, Facebook exchanges between two rival groups had escalated over the weeks leading up to the shooting. Investigators said that Crichlow's exchanges as "Steel Gunna" proved, in part, intent to harm others, according to a warrant.The booking image of Gregory Crichlow. (CSP)"First and foremost, the Hartford State’s Attorney’s Office would like to express our sincere condolences to the families of Gregory Scott, Jr. and Jennifer Hicks," Walcott said. Case records show that statements were made by family members of the victims during the sentencing hearing, including a statement by Gregory Scott, Sr., father of Gregory Scott, Jr, who said, "To me, this is what they call a Pyrrhic victory which is one that comes with a high cost ... one which ends up not being worth winning. My loss is so far much greater."He added, though. "the damage the defendant inflicted upon my family is insurmountable and irreversible ... Justice has prevailed."Scott thanked the police and prosecutors for "fighting the good fight" to make sure both families "received the proper presentation so that their lives were not taken in vain and justice and accountability was delivered."Walcott said he added, "I will always be in grief for my son, but knowing that we have some kind of closure makes it a little easier to cope." Walcott indicated that Hicks' mother, Ericka Ortega, said her daughter "was a great person full of life and love. She was smart, bright, ambitious and courageous and always took risks…. The defendant took away an innocent life and we prayed for justice so that we can finally heal."The article Defendant In Manchester Commuter Lot Shootings Gets Life Sentence appeared first on Manchester, CT Patch.
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