(WNY News Now) – A 36-year-old Buffalo man has been arraigned on murder and weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Ramone P. James, 36, of Buffalo, was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Prosecutors allege that on Friday, July 31, 2026, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Buffalo Police responded to a residence on the first block of MacAmley Street after receiving a 911 call. A 32-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound and transported by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center, where she died the following day.
According to investigators, James is accused of intentionally causing the woman’s death by shooting her with an illegal firearm…