One man is dead and several people are in police custody following a shooting on Buffalo’s West Side that ended with a police pursuit to the Outer Harbor
Police say they were called to a shooting just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
A 21-year-old man was taken to ECMC by ambulance where he later died.
Police say the suspects fled the scene in the car, but patrol officers were able to follow the car through different parts of the city before eventually ending up on the outbound Skyway.
That’s where police say the suspects starting tossing firearms and contraband out the window with some items landing in the Buffalo River.
The Buffalo Police Underwater Recovery Team searched the river for the items that were tossed in, and tell 7 News at lead two guns were found as well as drugs and other evidence.
The Skyway was closed until just before 5 p.m.
