Buffalo man admits to 2022 manslaughter

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man pleaded guilty Monday morning to his role in a fatal 2022 shooting that occurred on Buffalo's east side, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced.

Around 2 a.m. on Dec. 3, 22-year-old Keyondre Robertson, also known as "Kano," shot 25-year-old John Craig with an illegal gun on Lang Avenue near Ericson Avenue. Craig died at the scene.

Robertson pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison when is sentenced on Jan. 2.

He remains held without bail.