Niagara Falls Man Receives 20 Years for Assault After Teen Shot and Killed

Falls man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing teen

LOCKPORT — A Falls man, convicted of shooting and killing a city teen in a drug deal gone bad, has been sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison.

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…

Niagara Falls Man Gets 20 Years for Teen’s Shooting Death During Drug Deal

A Niagara Falls man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison following his conviction in the fatal shooting of a local teenager during a drug deal gone wrong. Luke D. Vaccarella, 43, was handed the sentence by Niagara County Court Judge Caroline Wojtaszek after a jury found him guilty of first-degree assault in connection with the April 2023 killing of 16-year-old Nakhii Williams. The conviction stems from a violent encounter that took pla…