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Buffalo man pleads guilty to murder in fatal shooting at Club Marcella

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in the deadly shooting at Club Marcella in February 2023.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that Sharief McBroom, 21, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court to one count of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

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Erie County District Attorney’s Office

According to the prosecutor’s office, on February 12, 2023, McBroom intentionally fired multiple shots at 21-year-old Jorge Garcia Leon while he was inside Club Marcella. Garcia Leon died at the scene, a 49-year-old man and a 59-year-old man were injured and taken to ECMC.

McBroom faces a maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 9. He remains held without bail.

“This is a completely senseless and violent crime. The defendant brought an illegal weapon into a nightclub and then deliberately fired multiple shots at the victims after a minor altercation. I take a strong stance on gun violence, which is why no sentence reduction was offered in this case. I hope that Jorge Garcia Leon’s family and the two survivors will feel that justice has been served by pleading guilty to all of the defendant’s charges.”

– Mike Keane, acting Erie County District Attorney

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