BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 30-year-old Latrice Purdie was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 18 years to life in prison.
According to the DA, on October 30, 2024, Buffalo police responded to Wade Avenue near Holden Street for a shooting. The DA said Purdie intentionally shot 39-year-old Akeem Cortez with an illegal gun, which resulted in his death.
Purdie pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in August.
