Niagara Falls man arrested, charged with murder for Ferry Avenue shooting

Posted: Jul 27, 2020 / 05:08 PM EDT

Updated: Jun 21, 2021 / 05:10 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)–UPDATE: Sandiford pleaded guilty Monday to all counts pending against him. He is scheduled for sentencing on September 13.

ORGINAL: A Niagara Falls man was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal shooting on Ferry Avenue last week.

Police say 18-year-old Geoffrey O. Sandiford was found in Avoca, NY, and arrested without incident by NFPD officers and the US Marshal’s Fugitive Task-Force.

Sandiford is charged with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon. He will be arraigned in Niagara Falls City Court Tuesday morning.

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