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Darius R CoCo Spates

Case from Buffalo, NY dated May 26, 2024

Victim Details

Darius R CoCo Spates,

Male

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2024-05-26

42

Darius

R CoCo Spates

07/13/2026

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Darius R. Spates Jr., a 42-year-old male from Buffalo, New York, affectionately known as 'CoCo,' died on May 26, 2024. In the early morning hours, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Spates was shot multiple times on the 3100 block of Main Street near Winspear Avenue in the city's University Heights neighborhood. He was transported in a private vehicle to Erie County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to his back.

Spates, born on March 16, 1982, was a graduate of Be ...
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  • Obituary for Darius R. Spates Jr. | Brian K. Lewis Funeral Homes
  • News 4 Buffalo: 42-year-old who died in shooting identified
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