A remorseless gunman who murdered a man in a Manhattan subway station may spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Francisco Alsina, 25, was sentenced to the lengthy term in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday.
Alsina previously said he was “justified” in shooting 43-year-old Angel Quinones to death and injuring another man near Penn Station on Nov. 9, 2015.
Prosecutors said Alsina lied on the stand when he claimed he shot Quinones in the neck in self-defense.
“The victims never had a knife and the defendant’s life was never threatened,” Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Jung Park said.
After the slaying, Alsina went into hiding in Rhode Island, where he was nabbed.
Despite his unrepentant posturing, Alsina requested leniency from the judge.
“This is as I said an execution,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon told Alsina’s lawyer. “I really think that there’s no mercy to be shown to him.”
Alsina’s accomplice, Vincent Arcona, is already serving 13 years in prison for manslaughter in the case.
The cowardly killer sat in a jail cell while he was sentenced because he did not want to be photographed.
Solomon said the fact that Alsina was absent showed a lack of courage and “says a lot about his character.”
Alsina’s attorney, Michael Cirigliano, said his client was more “embarrassed” and “ashamed” than unwilling to face the consequences.
“It’s not up to him to say that the media can’t take his photo,” Solomon told the lawyer.
“He doesn’t dictate what happens in the courtroom, I do,” Solomon said.
By staying in his cell, Alsina also avoided hearing from Quinones’ devastated daughter.
“You never know what you got until it’s gone,” Cristina Quinones, 27, told the court.
“He was a loving father, son, big brother to his five younger siblings,” Quinones said.
