Two teenagers have been sentenced for their roles in a shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy and injured his sister as they played outside in Buffalo’s Schiller Park neighborhood last summer.
Jahaan Taylor, 16, of Buffalo, received a sentence of 15 years to life in state prison, the maximum allowed for a juvenile offender. Elijah Mumford, 17, of Buffalo, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.
The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on June 21, 2024, on Domedion Avenue near Genesee Street. Ramone “Red” Carter, 3, was shot in the back while playing outside. He was transported in a police patrol vehicle to ECMC, where he died. His 7-year-old sister was grazed by a bullet and treated for a back injury at Oishei Children’s Hospital…