A Providence man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting a police officer.
The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office says 22-year-old Tyrone Robinson pleaded no contest to charges including assault with intent to commit murder.
“The men and women in law enforcement in Providence and beyond work hard to ensure the safety of Rhode Islanders every day, knowing that significant risk to their own safety is never far away,” said Attorney General Neronha. “This case vividly illustrates the scope of that risk, and the danger of illegal firearms in the hands of those all too willing to use them, regardless of consequence. The defendant’s intent here was clear: to kill or seriously injure a police officer, with civilians nearby, and in broad daylight. His conduct deserves the harshest of penalties and merits the decades of imprisonment imposed by Court today. I remain enormously grateful to the men and women of the Providence Police Department for their work in this case and in so many others.”
Officer Matthew McGloin was saved by his bulletproof vest in the shooting on Admiral Street in August 2019.
McGloin was conducting an investigation with a partner when they encountered Robinson and approached him in a parked car.
That's when they said he fired six shots and fled the scene.