Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Abdula Hussein, 27, of Buffalo, was sentenced this morning before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan. Hussein received a determinate sentence of 22 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Buffalo Police officers responded to a reported shooting at a corner store located on Broadway near Sears Street. Officers found the victim, 62-year-old Tawfaik Alsheari, deceased inside of the store. The defendant, who was an employee of the store, shot his co-worker. He was apprehended by police a short time later.
In January 2026, Hussein pleaded guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class B violent felony). The defendant entered a guilty plea to the charge in full satisfaction of the indictment.
DA Keane commends Buffalo Police Department Homicide Squad Detectives Christopher Sterlace, Mark Costantino and Adam Stephany for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Briana R.D. Kalman of the Major Crimes Bureau and Chief Rebecca L. Schnirel of the Felony Trials Bureau.