BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A jury has convicted Joseph Gant of second degree murder and three counts of attempted murder in the second degree for shooting into a crowd last summer, killing one teen and injuring three others.

The verdict means the jury believes Gant intended to kill when he fired 10 shots near the Kenfield-Langfield Housing Projects on Aug. 12, 2014.

The prosecution said Gant was in a crowd taking video of two girls fighting that day when another man told him he shouldn't be recording, so a second fight broke out. That's when witnesses testified that Gant pulled out a gun and shot into the direction of the footbridge between the Langfield projects and Roosevelt Park.

He killed Raymond Patterson III, who was 14, and injured Patterson's younger brother, Dae'mone Patterson, along with Ned Rainey Jr., 13, and Austin Neal, 17. They had all been playing basketball at the park before the shooting.  The prosecution said the boys were not involved in any of the fighting, and were just in the the wrong place at the wrong time. 

Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita is pleased with the verdict, and thought the evidence was compelling. It included cell phone video of the girl fight, which shows Gant filming and includes audio of the 10 shots fired.

Assistant District Attorney Colleen Curtin Gable stressed the importance of eyewitnesses to the case.

"These were good people from the community who came in at the beginning and helped solve the case, the video was crucial in solving the case, and those same folks who came and testified in court," said Curtin Gable.

"I commend the three surviving children, young men, the dead victim's brother and the other two. It was tough for anyone to testify, but for teenage boys to talk about something this traumatic, it showed a lot of courage on their part." 

"I hope they can put this behind them. It was a pretty darn traumatic experience, not only for the survivors but for the surviving members of the dead victim's family, of the decedent. I hope it says a greater thing to the community at large that we justly but we aggressively prosecute cases, particularly cases as serious as murder," said Sedita. 

Gant faces 25 years to life in prison for the second degree murder count and each of the three attempted murder counts. He was also convicted of criminal possession of a weapon.

Gant is scheduled for sentencing July 16.