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Buffalo Police investigate several shootings overnight

Five people were shot over Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the City of Buffalo. Three people died.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Police are investigating several shootings overnight, including one on Eckhert Street.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Eckhert Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday.  There they found a male shot in the arm. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. 

Police were also called to investigate a shooting on Layer Avenue early Thursday morning. Investigators say two woman were found shot in a home. They both died of their injuries. 

Buffalo Police Captain Jeff Rinaldo says the incident began Thursday morning when neighbors heard shots fired on Layer Avenue in Buffalo's Riverside neighborhood. Responding police say they found a woman and her mother dead in the home and a 6-year-old child who was not harmed.

Buffalo Police are also investigating a shooting that happened on Rapin Place. A 32-year-old man from Buffalo was shot Wednesday just before 10 p.m.

That man was taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center, and he was initially listed in stable condition, according to Buffalo Police.

Another man was shot and killed in the city's Lasalle neighborhood late Wednesday night.

A Buffalo Police spokesperson says a man was shot in the 3300 block of Bailey Avenue near Lasalle Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. The 22-year-old man was declared dead at the scene, according to BPD detectives.

Police have not released any names of the victims.

Anyone with information on any of these shootings is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at (716) 847-2255. 

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