On the evening of Friday, March 4, 2022, 16-year-old Kywon Cottman was killed by a single gunshot to the left side of his head while at a residence on Fisher Street in Buffalo, New York. The bullet came from an illegal handgun; the shooting occurred in the home of 21-year-old Khalid Alexander and was described as a reckless act that happened while Alexander was reportedly playing with the firearm.

Alexander was arrested and charged by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office with manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a firearm. He later pleaded guilty to both charges on September 13, 2022, and was sentenced on November 10, 2022, to an indeterminate term of one to three years in prison. Kywon’s mother remembered him as goofy with friends but calm and laid back at home, noting he hadn’t yet had the chance to fully grow up.

Did anyone in Buffalo know Kywon or have information about the March 4, 2022, incident?