Buffalo teen sentenced for fatally shooting victim inside Grider Street residence
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo teen was sentenced Friday to 21 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for fatally shooting a man in December 2023 on Grider Street, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Officials said on Dec. 10, 19-year-old Thierry Bikorimana shot the victim, 44-year-old Demarkus Hodge, with an illegal gun inside of a residence on the 300 block of Grider Street. Bikorimana then stole Hodge’s vehicle, television and BB gun.
Buffalo police later found Hodge deceased in the basement of his home, officials said.
Bikorimana pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in July 2024.
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