The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that 39-year-old Edward Harwell of Buffalo was sentenced in Erie County Court to 22 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.
The DA said that on August 3, 2024, Harwell shot a 21-year-old man with an illegal gun on the 200 block of Bird Avenue in Buffalo. He was taken to ECMC with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to the DA, a few minutes after the initial call, a Buffalo Police officer observed a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect vehicle that fled the area after the shooting, traveling east on Route 198 near Delaware Park. The officer followed the vehicle and while on top of the Skyway, the officer saw multiple objects that appeared to be handguns thrown from the window…