BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Police Department have arrested two men in connection to a shooting that happened Monday night on the city's West Side.
An unidentified 53-year-old man was shot just after 8 p.m. Monday on the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, according to police. Investigators said he was struck by gunfire while sitting in a house.
The man was taken to ECMC for his injuries and is listed in stable condition, police said. Authorities said a weapon was recovered from the scene.
Police arrested Joel Coleman, 38, and Tony Higgins, 41, in connection to the shooting. Coleman has been charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. Higgins has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
Investigators said the shooting appears to be targeted, not random.
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