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Man shot and killed on Main Street in Buffalo near UB South Campus

Posted at 11:31 AM, Sep 12, 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A man was shot and killed while sitting outside on Main Street near Buffalo's University Heights neighborhood early Tuesday morning.

Detectives say 28-year-old Thomas Davis of Buffalo was shot on the 3100 block of Main Street— that's near Custer Street— after 1:50 a.m. He died at the scene.

Police say 36-year-old Michael Barnes of Buffalo has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

According to Buffalo's crime incident data, this is the 30th homicide in the city in 2023.