People v. Poux

*767The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Lawrence Ennett in a barbershop in Queens on October 29, 2004. At trial, the People established that, while the defendant and the victim were arguing, the defendant struck the victim twice in the head before the defendant’s gun discharged, killing the victim. Forensic evidence indicated that the victim was shot at a range of six to eight inches by a gun recovered at the scene, and…