On the night of December 13, 2024, a verbal dispute inside Guertin’s Cafe on Grand Street in Worcester ended with 27-year-old Carlos Mangual shot and killed outside the business. Surveillance footage shows the argument moved outdoors, and authorities say 24-year-old Givenchy Smith went to his BMW, retrieved a firearm, and fired multiple times. Police were called for reported gunshots about 10:15 p.m.; responders found Mangual unresponsive in the street and he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

About 20 minutes after the shooting, Smith contacted police, identified himself and the weapon, and was arrested at his South Lenox Street residence; the handgun believed to be used was recovered. He was arraigned on a charge of armed assault to murder and held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after prosecutors showed the surveillance footage and his admission.

What information do local witnesses or anyone who knew Carlos or was at Guertin’s Cafe that night have about how the argument began?