On April 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., 36-year-old Deval Watkins, an African American man from Buffalo, New York, was fatally shot in a parking lot located on the 400 block of William Street near Jefferson Avenue. According to the Erie County District Attorney's Office, the suspect, 31-year-old Mikel L. Lowe, also of Buffalo, allegedly used an illegal handgun to intentionally shoot Watkins. Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the incident, Lowe was arrested and ar
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