BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lockport man was sentenced Monday afternoon for fatally shooting a bicyclist in Buffalo with an air gun and causing his death, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. According to officials, 44-year-old Kenneth James shot 38-year-old Joseph Dash in the chest as he was riding a bike on Broadway near Krettner Street. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2023. Dash died at the scene. James pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter in March. He was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of two to six years in prison. Latest Local News Lockport man sentenced for fatally shooting bicyclist with air gun ‘It’s an all hands on deck type of response’: Red Cross of WNY providing relief after Helene Michael Kracker re-elected as Erie County Republican Committee chair Much of Helene remnants pass southward Looking back: Biggest moments in Byron Brown’s tenure as Buffalo mayor Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.