Buffalo man pleads guilty to shooting, killing man during attempted burglary

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to shooting and killing another man during an attempted burglary in February.

The Erie County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Levon Dickson, 50, pleaded guilty Wednesday in state Supreme Court to one count of first-degree manslaughter.

The prosecutor’s office said that on February 7, 2024, Buffalo police responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of Warwick Avenue and found Mitchell Reese, 60, 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 weapon.

Dickson remains held without bail and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 26.