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R.I. man sentenced to prison for firearm charge connected to 2021 Seabrook shooting

By Marissa Barrett

R.I. man sentenced to prison for firearm charge connected to 2021 Seabrook shooting

A Rhode Island man was sentenced Thursday to federal prison on a firearm charge connected to a deadly 2021 shooting in Seabrook.Garrito Fort, 40, received a 60-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort thought he saw Christopher Coletti scratch his car.The next morning, Fort confronted Coletti at a home on Boynton Lane in Seabrook.Bystanders stepped in to break up the fight between the two, and Coletti walked away.Fort then followed Coletti and fired two shots, injuring one man and killing Coletti.

A Rhode Island man was sentenced Thursday to federal prison on a firearm charge connected to a deadly 2021 shooting in Seabrook.

Garrito Fort, 40, received a 60-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort thought he saw Christopher Coletti scratch his car.

The next morning, Fort confronted Coletti at a home on Boynton Lane in Seabrook.

Bystanders stepped in to break up the fight between the two, and Coletti walked away.

Fort then followed Coletti and fired two shots, injuring one man and killing Coletti.

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