Convicted murderer pleads guilty in second murder on Buffalo’s East Side

Charlie Dwyer

BUFFALO, NY – A convicted murderer has pleaded guilty to a second killing, this time a victim he shot on Buffalo’s East Side.

29-year-old Kenyatta Austin of Buffalo pleaded guilty to a March 19, 2017 murder. According to the Erie County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Austin shot his victim on East Ferry Street near Bissell Avenue in the City of Buffalo.

“The victim, 24-year-old Luis Flores, died from his injuries a short time later.Austin faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The defendant continues to remain held without bail on this case,” Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said in a statement.

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According to Flynn, Austin is currently serving 64 years to life in prison after being convicted in a separate homicide case.


“A judge found the defendant guilty of murder, assault, and gun charges for committing a shooting outside of a home on Grape Street in the City of Buffalo that killed 54-year-old Yvette Johnson and her 17-month-old grandson, Kyrie Johnson, on July 2, 2018. Two other individuals were injured by gunfire, but survived,” Flynn added.


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