Buffalo Shooting: 14-Year-Old Girl Died, 5 Other Teens Injured Late Saturday Night

Buffalo Shooting mass shooting 14-Year-Old Girl Died 5 Other Teens Injured

By Jackelyn Cornejo , Parent Herald May 06, 10:46 am

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A deadly circumstance occurred in Buffalo, New York, as a 14-year-old girl passed away and five other teens sustained wounds during a shooting that happened outside a house party on Saturday night.

Buffalo Shooting Claims Life of 14-Year-Old Girl

The circumstances took place in the East Side neighborhood, just a few blocks away from the site of a mass firing in 2022.

According to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who spoke on his weekly radio show, the casualties, aged between 14 and 16 years old, were shot following an event of "several hundred" teens. While a 15-year-old boy remains in a crucial situation, the other wounded teens are anticipated to recuperate.

As of Sunday afternoon, no arrests have been made, and the Buffalo Police Department is yearning for anyone with data about the firing to come forward.

Chief of Detectives William Craig Macy highlights the significance of responsibility, yearning for the assassins to submit themselves in light of the disaster.

Investigators are looking into the probability of numerous shooters, with proof recommending that at least three shotguns were present at the party. Before the shooting, police had answered reports of commotion in the area, including fights involving a large group of teens.

Despite efforts to diffuse the crowd, shooting flared up shortly after officers left the scene. The casualties were discovered outside the house party, with the badly injured girl declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.

The motive behind the firing is still under investigation, but authorities suspect it may have stemmed from a previous brawl at the party.

Investigators are appealing to witnesses who attended the gathering for information. Despite the large turnout, few persons have come forward to help with the investigation.

The firing happened near a supermarket where a racially motivated mass firing happened in 2022, further emphasizing the continuous difficulties facing the community.

Individuals Affected by the Buffalo Shooting Incident

According to the Buffalo Police Department, the circumstances happened in a parking lot behind the Neighborhood Housing Services of South Buffalo on Alexander Place.

Police were initially called to the area of 1500 Jefferson Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. after noise accusations and reports of a fight at a large house party attended by multiple hundred people.

Afterward, officers answered a shots fired call in the same area at 11:10 p.m., followed by reports of a person shot roughly eight minutes later.

The woman casualty was transferred to Oishei Children's Hospital, where she later passed away from her wounds. Described as an outgoing and lively person, she was a student at a Buffalo charter school.

Of the injured, a 15-year-old boy is listed in a crucial situation at ECMC, while a 16-year-old boy sustained minor wounds and refused medication in the area.

As of Sunday afternoon, the assassin (s) of the firing remain at large, yearning Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo Police to urge them to submit. Deputy Police Commissioner Al Wright emphasized the relentless pursuit of justice for the senseless tragedy.

Reportedly, some residents in the neighborhood expressed their condolences for the victim's family but declined to speak on camera, citing concerns for their safety with the shooter still on the loose.