2 gun calls made in 1 day in City of Buffalo
Nov 21, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two different gun calls were made in Buffalo in one evening on Wednesday, with one of them being a shots fired call, according to the Buffalo Police Department.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to Welker Street for a report of a man with a gun. 36-year-old Jeffrey Lewis was allegedly brandishing a rifle and making threatening comments. The scene was secured.
Courtesy: Buffalo Police Department
A search warrant found a revolver, a rifle, over 300 rounds of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, and three high-capacity magazines, along with suspected fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.
Around two hours later, officers responded to a shots fired call on the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue. A fight allegedly broke out in an apartment complex after multiple shots were heard. The scene was secured and a pistol was recovered.
Suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia were also recovered. Four people were arrested in connection.
Courtesy: Buffalo Police Department
29-year-old Haley Schaefer, 32-year-old Christopher Stone, 37-year-old Nicholas Wild and 45-year-old Valeria Colson were identically charged with the following:
first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
three counts, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia
seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
Lewis was charged with the following:
two counts, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
two counts, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon
unlawful wearing of body armor
second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia
second-degree menacing
All of the suspects are from Buffalo.
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