LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — A person was killed and another was seriously injured after a shooting occurred in Lockport just after 10:15 p.m. on July 2.
The shooting occurred on Locust Street near Walnut Street in Lockport. 27-year-old Rakeem Hamilton was killed and another occupant of the vehicle was seriously injured.
The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced that 22-year-old Joshua Z. Chandler of Lockport has been charged in connection to the shooting. Chandler is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
According to the district attorney's office, Chandler was arraigned on the sealed indictment by County Court Judge Caroline Wojtaszek who remanded him to jail without the possibility of bail to await trial.
