Buffalo police responded to the scene of an “lively a number of capturing occasion” on the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue within the metropolis, in keeping with a tweet from Erie County govt Mark Poloncarz.
Authorities haven’t but made public how many individuals have been impacted by what police have known as a mass capturing.
“BPD on scene of a mass capturing on the Tops within the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue,” the Buffalo Police Division tweeted. “Police say a number of folks have been struck by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to keep away from the world.”
The Erie County Sheriff’s Workplace expressed its condolences in a tweet following the incident, including that Sheriff John Garcia “has ordered all accessible assets and personnel to help” police.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul tweeted, “I’m carefully monitoring the capturing at a grocery retailer in Buffalo. We’ve supplied help to native officers. If you’re in Buffalo, please keep away from the world and comply with steerage from regulation enforcement and native officers.”
It is a growing story.