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Allentown gunman sentenced for injuring two in July 2021

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man learned his fate for injuring two people in a shooting in July 2021 in the City of Buffalo.

30-year-old Jose A. Castillo was sentenced to a determinate eight years in prison following by five years of supervised release. At approximately 2 a.m. on July 8, 2021, Castillo fired multiple shots from an illegal gun at two people walking on Allen Street near Irving Place before riding away on a bicycle. One victim suffered serious injuries. He was arrested a week later.

In July 2022, Castillo pleaded guilty of attempted assault, criminal possession of a weapon and assault.

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Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here.

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