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Lockport man sentenced for manslaughter

Kenneth James admits to firing an air gun at a bicyclist back in 2023

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Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A Lockport man is going to prison for killing a man with an air gun. 44-year-old Kenneth James will be serving 2-to-6 years in prison after he was sentenced in Erie County Court on Monday.

James admitted to shooting 38-year-old Joseph Dash with an air gun while Dash was riding a bike on Broadway near Krettner in Buffalo last year. Dash died at the scene from a pellet shot to the chest.


This past March, James pleaded guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class "C" felony).

Kenneth James admits to firing an air gun at a bicyclist back in 2023