Kenyatta Austin found guilty of double murder
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THE MAN WHOMURDERED A WOMANAND HER INFANTGRANDSON IN THEQUEEN CITY... COULDBE FACING MORETHAN 60-YEARSBEHIND BARS.....A JUDGE DELIVERED AGUILTY VERDICTAGAINSTKENYATTA AUSTINTODAY...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER IS ON OURNEWSROOM WITHREACTION..KEITH DISTRICTATTORNEY JOHNFLYNN CALLS THIS AWIN FOR THE ENTIRECOMMUNITYAND SAYS THECULTURE OF SILENCEIN THIS CASE WASBROKEN---ANDHELPED BRING ACRIMINAL TO JUSTICEIN THIS NON-JURYTRIAL, ERIE COUNTYJUDGE KENNETH CASEFOUND 26-YEAR-OLDKENYATTA AUSTINGUILTY THIS MORNINGOF KILLING 54-YEAR-OLD YVETTE JOHNSONAND HER 17-MONTH-OLD GRANDSON KYRIEAUSTIN SHOT INTO ACROWD OF PEOPLEGATHERED ON APORCH ON GRAPESTREET IN JULY OF2018POLICE ARRESTEDHIM IN CONNECTIONTHE SHOOTING TWOMONTHS LATER---DA FLYNN SAYS IF ITWERENT FOR TWOBRAVE WOMEN WHOCAME FORWARD ASWITNESSES IN THISCASE----AUSTIN MAYHAVE NEVER BEENBROUGHT TO JUSTICE.TODAY THE ENTIRECITY OF BUFFALO ANDOUR ENTIRECOMMUNITY GOTJUSTICE BY THE GUILTYVERDICT OF MR.AUSTIN2 COUNTY MURDER2 COUNTS ASSAULT---WE DON'T KNOW WHATA JURY WOULD HAVEDONEWE THINK THERE WEREA LOT OF HOLES IN THECASEWE LEARNED TODTHAT AUSTIN HASALSO BEEN CHARGEWITH ANOTHERMURDER THATHAPPENED A YEAREARLIER.PROSECUTORS SAYHE SHOT AND KILLED24-YEAR-OLD LUISFLORES ON EASTFERRY STREET IN 2017.HE'LL BE BACK INCOURT TO FACECHARGES FOR THATMURDER NEXT WEEK.D-A FLYNN SAYS HESTILL DOESN'TBELIEVE AUSTINACTED ALONE IN THEGRAPE STREETMURDERSHE SAYS THERE AREOTHER PEOPLE WHOARE ON THE RADARBUT THERE IS NOTENOUGH EVIDENCE ATTHIS POINT TOCHARGE THEM.THE INVESTIGATIO