Lockport man admits to fatally shooting victim with air gun
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lockport man pleaded guilty on Friday to fatally shooting a victim who was riding a bicycle with an air gun this past August in Buffalo, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Officials said 43-year-old Kenneth James fatally shot 38-year-old Joseph Dash with an air gun on Aug. 14 while Dash, who died at the scene, was riding a bicycle on Broadway near Krettner Street. An autopsy determined that Dash died from a pellet round shot to the chest.
James pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter. He faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 6.
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