Buffalo man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Delaware Ave. apartment shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Friday following a 2023 fatal shooting on Delaware Avenue, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.

In May of last year, 22-year-old Jamin Haygood allegedly shot 51-year-old Jacquette Holley in the head with an illegal handgun inside of an apartment building. Holley died at the scene. The District Attorney’s Office said the shooting occurred on the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue.

Haygood remains held without bail and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 26. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.

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