Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • News 4 Buffalo

    Buffalo man sentenced for fatal shooting in Leroy neighborhood

    By Aidan Joly,

    1 day ago
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2mgh4f_0ubrEryE00

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced for the murder of another man in Buffalo’s Leroy neighborhood in June 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

    39-year-old Jonathan Whitsett was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Around 11:40 p.m. on June 18, 2022, Whitsett shot and killed 36-year-old William Cobb, III with an illegal gun on Manhattan Avenue. Cobb was transported to ECMC where he was later pronounced dead.

    Whitsett was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in May.

    Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here .

    Expand All
    Comments / 0
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Local Manhattan, NY newsLocal Manhattan, NY
    Most Popular newsMost Popular

    Comments / 0