Buffalo Gunman Sentenced After Attempting to Injure Victim in Shooting Incident
32-year-old Devante D. Henley was jailed for shooting at a car and barely missing a victim.
Buffalo, New York (WNY News Now) A Buffalo man who tried to gravely hurt a victim during a shooting incident was given a three-year sentence in state prison today. After entering a guilty plea to attempted assault and criminal possession of a firearm, Devante D. Henley, 32, was sentenced by Justice Debra Givens of the State Supreme Court.
Around 12:10 a.m. on December 8, 2023, the shooting occurred. Henley intended to seriously injure the victim when he fired several shots from an illegal firearm at a car close to Ship Canal Parkway and Tifft Street in Buffalo. The car suffered severe damage, estimated at $13,000, but the victim was unharmed.
After discharging the gun, Henley, who was in his own c...