BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old Buffalo resident was sentenced to six months in jail in connection with a stabbing in south Buffalo last year, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. The offender pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree assault last month. The stabb ing, which occurred on Nov. 1, 2024, happened on the 1900 block of Seneca Street. The offender, who was 17 at the time, intentionally stabbed the victim, a 43-year-old man, with a pocketknife during a neighborhood dispute. The victim was taken by ambulance to ECMC, where he was hospitalized for several days after undergoing surgery for injuries sustained to his chest and abdomen during the attack. After he gets out of jail, he will be subject to three years of probation. Latest Local News Ukrainian man wanted for attempted murder in Florida arrested at Peace Bridge Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon to hold State of the City Address Orchard Park man charged after allegedly hitting vehicle during police chase Buffalo History Museum holds ‘The Eras of Buffalo Tour’ to highlight local influential women 54-year-old Angola man who went missing found ...read more read less