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Kywon Cottman

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Mar 04, 2022

Victim Details

Kywon K Wonky Cottman

Male

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2022-03-04

16

Kywon

Cottman

07/18/2026

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In the city of Buffalo, New York, a young life was tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, March 4, 2022. That night, 16-year-old Kywon Cottman, a male, was at a residence on Fisher Street when a single gunshot ended his life. The fatal shot, fired from an illegal handgun, struck him on the left side of the head. His mother would later remember him as a goofy kid around his friends, but calm, cool, and laid back with her. She lamented that at 16, he hadn't even had the chance to fully gro ...
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  • WKBW: Mother of 16-year-old shooting victim: "He didn't grow up yet"
  • News 4 Buffalo: Buffalo man accused of causing teen’s death in reckless shooting incident
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