25-06-2025
2 injured in shooting at Canalside
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were shot at Buffalo's Canalside on Monday night and suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to a Buffalo spokesperson.
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon said at a press conference that the incident took place just before 8 p.m., with officers arriving on the scene within 90 seconds. Scanlon said the victims are a 23-year-old male who was shot multiple times and taken to the Erie County Medical Center, and a 19-year-old male who was shot once in the leg and taken to Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
'Preliminary information indicates that this was a targeted incident,' Scanlon said.
'The detectives have since been able to recover a significant amount of video evidence as well as some DNA, which we will submit to the Erie County Central Police Services Lab,' said Craig Macy, chief of detectives. 'We have since been able to gain a direction of flight that the suspects took. There was two suspects, there is still videos that were captured … we are looking for any assistance in identifying those two subjects that were involved in this. As the mayor said, given the information that we have we believe that this is a targeted shooting.'
Police did not recover the weapons, but did recover shell casings on the scene, Scanlon said.
This is a developing story, and we will update as more information becomes available.
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Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12.
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