A body was found in a burning car early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Roma Avenue near East Delavan just before 2am Wednesday morning. After arriving they discovered the body of a male victim inside the vehicle. That victim is now being identified as 34 year old Shawn Wilson of Buffalo. It is being ruled a homicide, police say autopsy results show that Wilson was shot and stabbed repeatedly.
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Those who live in the neighborhood say they can't believe the car was found right in front of a house and worry the quiet dead end road is becoming unsafe. "Oh I was so scared when they said it was right here next door," one resident said. "It is very upsetting."
"They need to have more policeman patrol down in this area and they need to put up a camera... there's nothing but senior citizens right in here," the woman who lives at the house where the car was found in front of said. "It's quiet so this is where they can come and do their dirty work."
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