By Spectrum News Staff Niagara Falls UPDATED 1:36 PM ET Jun. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:18 AM ET Jun. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:18 AM EDT Jun. 03, 2021
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Authorities say that 35-year-old Matthew H Figura Jr., who they believe is a person of interest in Thursday s fatal shooting at Niagara Metals, has been taken into custody by sheriff s in Wyoming County.
According to city officials, at 8:16 a.m. Thursday, the Niagara Falls Police Department responded to a report of a man shot at the business. When officers arrived, they say they found a Niagara County man dead from a gunshot wound.
Photo of Matthew H Figura Jr. (Photo courtesy of the city of Niagara Falls)
Local Scrap Metal Shop Helps Return Stolen Cemetery Monuments
Last February four monuments were stolen from Buffalo s Forest Lawn Cemetery and thanks to one local scrap metal shop, all the sculptures have been returned, and a man arrested for the crime.
One of the monuments, well-known to visitors at Forest Lawn, was a bronze statue depicting a couple waltzing.
The statues were worth more than $150,000 combined, reports the Buffalo News. Police say they recovered the stolen items, and arrested a Riverside man.
Get our free mobile app Piscitello faces felony counts of criminal possession of stolen property, criminal mischief, grand larceny and cemetery desecration, according to the Erie County District Attorney s Office. He was arraigned in Buffalo City Court and must return June 9.