Sean Mickey
7 Eyewitness News
Buffalo, NY, United States
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Buffalo Diocese places Fr. Joe Vatter on administrative leave
This action comes following a child sexual abuse complaint regarding the retired priest, who still occasionally celebrates Mass at various diocesan churches. → Read More
Buffalo diocese substantiates abuse allegations against 2 priests
Allegations of sexual abuse of a minor were substantiated against two Catholic priests in the Diocese of Buffalo Friday. → Read More
Paul Wieland, 84, former Buffalo Sabres PR director and creator of Taro Tsujimoto dies
It was Wieland’s decision for the Sabres to bring on Rick Jeanneret as play-by-play announcer in 1971. → Read More
I-TEAM: New York State Police internal documents reveal sex on duty, DWIs and lies
Internal documents obtained by the 7 News I-Team show how top brass discipline their own following misconduct and dishonesty. → Read More
Safire Rehabilitation receives federal fine after resident found dead outside
Safire Rehabilitation of the Northtowns was fined $52,852 for deficiencies in relation to the incident. → Read More
Defense team for alleged Tops gunman could seek psychiatric defense
The defense attorneys representing the alleged gunman have 90 days to file notice of a psychiatric defense. → Read More
NTSB releases final report on WNY businessman Mark Croce’s fatal helicopter crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday its final report on a helicopter crash that killed Western New York businessmen Mark Croce and Michael Capriotto. → Read More
Jacobs sides with Dems, passing gun control bill in House
WASHINGTON (WKBW) — The House of Representatives passed gun control measures Wednesday evening that include an increased age limit for the purchase of certain firearms. The bill would increase the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. The Protecting Our Kids Act was introduced following mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas. Both shootings are alleged to have been… → Read More
Report that retired agent knew of Tops plan ‘has law enforcement cringing’
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A retired federal agent may have known about plans for the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in advance, according to a story first reported by the Buffalo News. The retired agent received about 30 minutes advance notice of the plan to commit the attack, sources told Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck. “If this proves to be true, it absolutely has law enforcement cringing,"… → Read More
Buffalo mass shooting suspect's defense seeks gag order to silence D.A. John Flynn
The Hon. Craig D. Hannah is reserving judgment on the motion, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. However, a temporary gag order will remain in place. → Read More
Authorities search for users invited to view Buffalo shooter's Discord diary
Investigators believe at least a couple of the people in the chat room read at least parts of the document and pushed back. → Read More
Residents fought for years to bring Tops to Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo
A supermarket in a food desert was a prayer answered for neighbors in the heart of Buffalo's Black community. → Read More
I-Team: Buffalo shooting suspect radicalized on websites, chat rooms
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The 7 News I-Team has learned about websites used by the alleged shooter in the Saturday attack at a Tops Friendly Markets. Addressing the press in Buffalo, President Joe Biden talked about a need to stop the hate and false beliefs radicalized people have developed through the internet. "But we can address the relentless exploitation of the Internet to recruit and mobilize… → Read More
I-Team: IBM scaling back Key Center lease from Buffalo Billion
Public records show the tech-giant is decreasing its physical space at the Key Center by 58 percent → Read More
I-Team: 'Ghost guns' continue to increase in Buffalo
New data suggests the purchase of ghost guns is "exploding" in Buffalo. → Read More
Buffalo Public Schools, former McKinley High School principal reach settlement
A settlement has been reached between the Buffalo Public School District and former McKinley High School principal Crystal Barton. → Read More
Buffalo Bills stadium agreement provides new details
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - New details about the Buffalo Bills stadium agreement are coming to light through the memorandum of understanding between the Bills, New York State and Erie County. The 7 News I-Team obtained the MOU through a Freedom of Information Law request with the state Wednesday. The Bills will extend their current lease at Highmark Stadium on a year-to-year basis until the new… → Read More
What will happen to Highmark Stadium?
According to Erie County, the team will be required to demolish the current stadium when the new one is built. → Read More
Comptroller's audit critical of Cuomo’s Health Department COVID reporting
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — As more than 1,000 nursing home residents in Erie County have died from COVID-19, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's office released a new audit showing deaths may have been severely undercounted, and the public misled. Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo claimed in a new TV advertisement that he made a difference during the pandemic, "and we led this nation through the… → Read More
I-Team: Kriner Cash to collect over $300,000 in resignation agreement
7News obtained the agreement through a FOIA request → Read More