ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's Office reports that a shooting Tuesday night in Newstead has sent one person to the hospital and led to the arrest of two individuals.
Deputies say the shooting happening in a restaurant parking lot at 12976 Main Road in the town of Newstead. Officers responded to the disturbance call around 7:15 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they say they found a 34-year-old man who had been shot in his lower extremities.
The individual was taken to Erie County Medical Center and was listed in stable condition. He has since been treated and released, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Wednesday morning, the Sheriff's Office announced that two people who were at the scene of the crime have been arrested.
Spencer Nowinski, 49, of Sardinia was charged with several felonies tied to both the shooting and a burglary. The Sheriff's Office says the gun used in the shooting was stolen in a burglary in Clarence on October 18.
Arica Uptegrove, 37, was also at the scene and arrested, although not in connection to the shooting.
The Sheriff's Office says she was arrested for felony arson in the second degree and criminal mischief from an incident in a Clarence grocery store on December 17.
Both individuals are being held at the Erie County Holding Center and a motive has not been determined for the shooting.
