Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – A Buffalo teen has pleaded guilty for his role in the fatal assault of an elderly man in the city’s West Side neighborhood nearly 13 months ago.
The 17-year-old, who was 16 at the time of the homicide, pled guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class “B” violent felony). The adolescent offender entered a guilty plea to the highest sustainable charge and sole count of the indictment he faced.
It was on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at approximately 5:45 p.m. when Buffalo police were dispatched after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a witness who saw the assault take place near the corner of Parkdale Avenue and Forest Avenue. The adolescent offender repeatedly kicked and stomped the victim in the head after he fell to the ground…