UPDATE: APRIL 24, 2015 – Jamestown Police have sent out a media release, stating that the man who was the reported victim of a shooting incident March 19 on McKinley Ave – 23 year old Matthew Buck – made up the story. Police are now looking for Buck on a felony charge of filling a false report. READ MORE.
ORIGINAL STORY
JAMESTOWN, NY – Jamestown Police are Investigating a shooting incident that took place Thursday morning on Mckinley Ave. at Prospect St. According to Jamestown Police Capt. Robert Samuelson, an unidentified male victim reports that he was walking when he was shot in the shoulder by an unknown shooter at about 5 a.m. Thursday.
The victim was able to walk back to his home where he was taken to WCA hospital by a relative and was treated for his injury. The victim’s injuries are not considered to be life threatening.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department at (716) 483-7537. Anonymous Tips can also be left at (716) 483-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.
[…] – City police have concluded through an investigation that the reported shooting incident that took place in the city on March 19 was a false […]