Five Defendants Indicted for Murder Conspiracy

Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that a total of five defendants have been arraigned on an indictment their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to kill a witness to prevent their testimony in a murder trial. Four defendants have been charged with one count of Murder in the First Degree (Class A-I felony) and one count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree (Class B violent felony).

• Lamarrio A. Clark, also known as "Bolo," 29, of Buffalo
• Dayshawn J. Brazier, also known as "Day Day," 35, of Buffalo,
• James S. Barnwell, also known as "Jay Rock," 27, of Buffalo
• Angela Bowser, 25, of Buffalo

The defendants, while acting in concert with one another, are accused of conspiring to intentionally cause the death of the victim for the purpose of preventing his intended testimony in the trial of People v. Lamarrio Clark in July 2025. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Buffalo Police responded to a shooting on the first block of Krupp Street. The victim, 23-year-old Willraw T. Morrison, also known as "Rollo," was transported by ambulance to ECMC where he was pronounced deceased.

A fifth co-defendant, Amos J. Murray, 24, of Buffalo, was charged with one count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree for his alleged role in the crime.

Dayshawn Brazier was indicted on an additional charge: one count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree (Class A-I felony). On Thursday, September 12, 2024, the victim, Willraw Morrison, was shot multiple times on Ashley Street in the City of Buffalo. The victim was injured but survived the attack. Brazier is accused of hiring another person to commit the shooting with the intent to murder the victim.

Clark, Brazier, Barnwell, Bowser and Murray are scheduled to return for a pre-trial conference on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. All five defendants were held without bail.

DA Keane commends Detective Sgt. Rachel Isch, Detective Regina Weeks, Detective Mitchelle Palamara, Detective Jerry Guilian, Detective Jeffrey Banes, Detective Christopher Schafer, Detective Adam Stephany, Officer Jonathan Magnano of the Buffalo Police Department as well as Deputy John Healy of the Erie County Sheriff's Office for their work in this investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Chief Christopher S. Safulko and Assistant District Attorney Samantha King of the Major Crimes Bureau as well as Chief Cathleen M. Roemer of the Special Victims Unit.

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.