4 people plead guilty in connection with Lockport house shooting
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A dispute between juveniles allegedly motivated two adults to open fire on a house in Lockport in 2022, according to the Niagara County District Attorney's Office.
According to officials, 50-year-old Christina Knight-McCoy of Lockport drove five other people, including a juvenile, to a home on Hawley Street on Nov. 7. It is alleged that at least two people stepped out of the vehicle to fire over 20 rounds into the house.
Officials said a dispute between juveniles earlier in the day was the motivation for the shooting.
Residents of the house were sleeping at the time and were not injured. A police chase ensued before Knight-McCoy was stopped on South Street. Three guns were located in the vehicle, officials said.
Four people, including Knight-McCoy, pled guilty in connection with the incident.
Knight-McCoy pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless endangerment. She faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.
Knight-McCoy's twin sister, 50-year-old Bettina Knight of Rochester, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a firearm and faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Timothy Jones, 31, and Quannell Armstrong, 27, both pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon and face up to seven years each. They are both from Rochester.
All four defendants are scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 22.
Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.