BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced for shooting and killing another man during an attempted burglary in February.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 50-year-old Levon Dickson was sentenced in State Supreme Court to 20 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
The district attorney's office said on February 7, 2024, Buffalo police responded to a reported shooting on the 300 block of Warwick Avenue and found 60-year-old Mitchell Reese suffering from a gunshot wound on the porch of a residence. Reese died at the scene and the investigation determined that Dickson was attempting to commit a residential burglary when he shot Reese with an illegal gun.
Dickson pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in October.
