BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after he fatally shot a man on Northland Avenue last September, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.
At 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, 49-year-old Alfonzo Quinney intentionally shot 28-year-old Elijah Mingo with an illegal gun during an argument at a party on the 100 block of Northland Avenue.
Mingo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jurors made their decision after four hours of deliberation after a four-day trial and convicted Quinney on all counts.
Quinney faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 17 He remains held without bail.
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