Cornelius Caddele, a 20-year-old Black man from Buffalo, was killed on July 29, 2017, after a neighborhood dispute on the city’s East Side erupted into gunfire. Just after noon on the 200 block of Carl Street, an argument or street fight involving multiple people escalated and a shotgun was fired. Caddele was struck multiple times by shotgun pellets and pronounced dead a short time later; four other people were wounded, with injuries described as consistent with bird shot and treated either at Erie County Medical Center or at the scene.

Police recovered a gun linked to the incident and were questioning a suspect while also speaking with a person of interest, but authorities had not confirmed who the recovered firearm belonged to and no arrests had been announced. Friends and family held a vigil on August 1, and community leaders and anti-violence workers emphasized the broader concerns about resources and repeated neighborhood violence. If anyone saw what happened on Carl Street that afternoon or has information that could help, please contact the confidential TIPCALL line at 716-847-2255.