NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Two men were shot, one of them fatally, in two separate incidents Monday afternoon in Niagara Falls.
Police were first called out to a report of shots fired and man down in the 700 block of Pine Avenue shortly before 4:30. When they got there, they found a 26-year-old Niagara Falls man had been shot in the leg. The victim was taken to ECMC to be treated.
Less than 10 minutes later, police responded to another call of a person shot. This time in the 600 block of 9th Street. Officers found a 24-year-old Niagara Falls man shot. Despite lifesaving efforts from first responders, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified Thursday as 24-year-old Cyjear Betton.
Niagara Falls Police ask anyone who may have witnessed either shooting to contact the department's Criminal Investigation Division at (716) 286-4553 or the General Information number at (716) 286-4711.
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