Man charged with multiple murder counts in killings of prominent Allentown artists
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man has been charged with multiple counts of murder in the killings of two prominent Allentown artists earlier this week.
Bryan M. Chiclana, 34, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. He was arraigned on the charges on Friday afternoon.
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Chiclana is officially charged with the killings of 40-year-old Michael “Mickey” Harmon, the co-owner of The Good Stuff on Allen Street, and his partner, 37-year-old Jordan Celotto, at their residence on St. Louis Place on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the cause of death for both was blunt force trauma.
“The nature of these crimes is truly horrific,” Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon said Friday. “The senseless and violent nature of them is something we cannot and will not stand for.”
Police were dispatched to the residence around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after a friend had called police after one of them didn’t show up for work. Police said the friend spotted the person, now known as Chiclana, at the residence cutting himself. He dropped the knife when police arrived. He was taken to ECMC and remained there under police supervision as a person of interest. He was discharged Friday morning and taken into custody.
It is believed that the murders happened on Tuesday morning, several hours before police were called. Buffalo Police Chief of Detectives Craig Macy said Chiclana attempted to enter at least three residences and vehicles in a “short time period” before the murders took place. He got into Harmon and Celotto’s home by entering through a basement window, authorities said.
“It’s an example of an incident that is everyone’s worst nightmare,” Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski said. “That someone breaks into your home and murders you. That is what people are really reeling with, because it’s everyone’s worst trauma and fear.”
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Harmon and Celotto were a couple but officials said they have no reason to suspect it was a hate crime or that the man charged was known to them.
Both Harmon and Celotto were artists in the Allentown community. Harmon was known for his drawings of historic Buffalo homes and landmarks, as well as murals with LGBTQ themes and themes of giving.
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