Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - "We're definitely making more progress," said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joe Gramaglia on WBEN on Monday, as he updated the investigation into the death of 3-year-old Ramone Carter in Buffalo's Schiller Park neighborhood on Friday night.
"We're inching closer because of the cooperation that we're getting from the community. It's a horrific tragedy of another baby being shot and killed and that has brought people out," he said.
The community is mourning the latest loss of life to gun violence.
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On Friday night, the little boy and his 7-year-old sister were shot. Police say the 3-year-old was rushed to Erie County Medical Center, where he died. His sister was grazed by a bullet and treated and released from Oishei Children's Hospital.
Gramaglia reiterated that police are treating this as a random act of violence.
"That's the unfortunate reality when you have too many guns out there and people like to settle their disputes with guns. We're still working on a motive and whether or not there was an intended target within the gathering. That's still being determinedm," he said.
A gun was recovered from the scene. The Commissioner says Central Police Services has been working all weekend on the weapon, as well as other evidence collected from the scene.
Gramaglia is hoping to have answers soon on the gun. He confirmed it is not a ghost gun (untraceable due to lack of serial numbers). He called it a gun that was illegally possessed.
The city's top cop pointed to the need for more accountability in the criminal justice system.
"Bail reform has played a role with gun defendants getting released at arraignment. In my opinion, if you're caught with a gun that you're illegally possessing, you need to be sitting in jail, or bail needs to be substantial. This is what's driving our gun violence. There are far too many guns in the hands of people that have no legal right to possess them."
Gramaglia said he's going to start releasing information on a weekly basis on the number of guns seized and gun arrests that Buffalo Police are making. Adding, "the community needs to know this."
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