Buffalo Man Arraigned for Fatal Shooting Outside University Heights Restaurant

Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Ronald T. O'Neil, 40, of Buffalo, was arraigned on Thursday morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Peter J. Savage, III on one count of Murder in the Second Degree (Class "A-I" felony).

It is alleged that on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the defendant intentionally shot the victim multiple times outside of a restaurant on the 3100 block of Main Street near Winspear Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The victim, a 42-year-old male, was taken in a private vehicle to ECMC where he was pronounced dead.

O'Neil is scheduled to return on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. for a felony hearing before Buffalo City Court Judge Shannon M. Heneghan. He was held without bail.

If convicted of the charge, O'Neil faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

Acting DA Keane commends the Buffalo Police Department Homicide Squad for their work in this investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Christopher S. Safulko of the Homicide Bureau.

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.