COHOES, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — A suspect in a deadly August 2023 shooting in Cohoes is facing new charges. Dontie Mitchell was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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The shooting happened on Main Street. Shieer Leggett was killed. Mitchell was initially charged with second degree murder, but that count was dropped .
Mitchell spent years in prison for an armed robbery and became an anti-violence activist after he was granted clemency .
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