Buffalo man gets 18 years to life for fatal 2024 shooting

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison on Friday after a shooting on Main Street left one man dead last year, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.

Officials said Ronald O’Neil, 41, shot 42-year-old Darius Spates, Jr. multiple times on the 3100 block of Main Street on May 26, 2024. O’Neil used an illegal gun in the shooting that occurred around 2:30 a.m.

The victim was taken to ECMC with a gunshot wound to the back where he was pronounced deceased…

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