On the evening of February 7, 2024, 60-year-old Mitchell Reese was found on the porch of a Warwick Avenue residence in the Kensington neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene after police responded to a reported shooting at about 6:30 p.m.

Investigators concluded the shooting occurred during an attempted burglary. Buffalo police identified 50-year-old Levon Dickson of Buffalo as the person who allegedly tried to forcibly enter the home while armed with an illegal firearm and shot Reese during the attempt. Dickson was later arrested and charged; case developments after the incident are part of the ongoing legal record.

If anyone saw activity on Warwick Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on February 7 or has information about the attempted burglary, please come forward to assist the investigation.