A 19-year-old student from Long Island was stabbed to death on the University of Buffalo’s campus in what police are calling a targeted attack.
Tyler Lewis, who was enrolled at one other school, Buffalo State College, was knifed within the chest on Campus Road at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, based on University of Buffalo police.
Lewis was rushed to Erie County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries.
Investigators said they consider the stabbing resulted from a fight between individuals who knew one another, and was not a random act of violence, News 12 Long Island reported.
Police have identified one person of interest within the case, who was described as a person between 19 and 22 years old, with light brown hair, medium construct and standing at 5’5” to five’9” in height.
He was last seen with cuts across his face and wearing a blood-soaked mustard-yellow shirt.
Cops suspect that at the least 4 people could have been involved within the fatal altercation that led to Lewis’ death.
“Our officers and investigators are working across the clock with local law enforcement partners to bring the individuals involved to justice,” Campus Police Chief Chris Bartolomei said in a press release. “We appreciate the UB students and community members who’ve already come forward with information helpful to the investigation.”
In line with a press release from Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner to Localsyr.com, Lewis was a sophomore majoring in pre-business administration.
His family’s neighbors in Baldwin, Latest York, described him as a sort and helpful teen who was well liked by everyone locally.
“It’s just shocking to know now that he’s gone. It’s really tough,” Ion Maravilla, who went to highschool with Lewis, told News 12.
A 19-year-old student from Long Island was stabbed to death on the University of Buffalo’s campus in what police are calling a targeted attack.
Tyler Lewis, who was enrolled at one other school, Buffalo State College, was knifed within the chest on Campus Road at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, based on University of Buffalo police.
Lewis was rushed to Erie County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries.
Investigators said they consider the stabbing resulted from a fight between individuals who knew one another, and was not a random act of violence, News 12 Long Island reported.
Police have identified one person of interest within the case, who was described as a person between 19 and 22 years old, with light brown hair, medium construct and standing at 5’5” to five’9” in height.
He was last seen with cuts across his face and wearing a blood-soaked mustard-yellow shirt.
Cops suspect that at the least 4 people could have been involved within the fatal altercation that led to Lewis’ death.
“Our officers and investigators are working across the clock with local law enforcement partners to bring the individuals involved to justice,” Campus Police Chief Chris Bartolomei said in a press release. “We appreciate the UB students and community members who’ve already come forward with information helpful to the investigation.”
In line with a press release from Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner to Localsyr.com, Lewis was a sophomore majoring in pre-business administration.
His family’s neighbors in Baldwin, Latest York, described him as a sort and helpful teen who was well liked by everyone locally.
“It’s just shocking to know now that he’s gone. It’s really tough,” Ion Maravilla, who went to highschool with Lewis, told News 12.
