Niagara Falls man receives 20 years for assault after teen shot and killed

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on an assault charge after a teenager was shot and later died in the spring of 2023, according to officials.

Two shot in Niagara Falls, 16-year-old killed

On the morning of April 24, 2023, 16-year-old Nakhii Williams of Buffalo was shot in the lower abdomen during a drug deal gone wrong. The incident occurred on the 1300 block of Ashland Avenue in Niagara Falls.

A 41-year-old man was also shot during the incident.