ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) — One of the men who was involved in a shootout at an Albany park last year is heading to state prison.
Cheick Diarra, 21, was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for the incident that happened in Madison Park on Oct. 19, 2024, according to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
Officers responded to the corner of Madison Avenue and Ontario Street and found a man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim, Diarra, told police that he arguing with another person he did not know. The two men began shooting at each other and he was hit…