Buffalo man convicted for Busti Avenue murder

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was convicted on Wednesday for a July 2025 murder on Buffalo’s West Side, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.

Moises Cortijo, 49, was found guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Cortijo shot and killed 35-year-old David Ortiz-Ramos around 5 p.m. on July 13, 2025, officials said. Ortiz-Ramos was shot on the 300 block of Busti Avenue and taken to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead…

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