Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) A dozen people were shot overnight into Sunday morning, police said.
Officers responded to six locations where the shootings occurred. Police said the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
Police also responded to several high-priority calls during the overnight hours. A police spokesperson said a SWAT team and the Crisis Management Team responded to Ohio Street for a report of a man with a gun on top of a grain elevator. First responders remained on scene for about eight hours.
The union representing the Buffalo Police posted a response to the violent weekend:
"Last night and into this morning our area hospitals were overflowing with shooting victims, with double digit victims from a half dozen scenes. Officers were cursed at, spit on, and had fireworks hurled in their direction. One officer’s home was intentionally targeted, leaving his windows broken and his wife and young children in a fear that I cannot imagine. Buffalo is in the midst of one of its most violent summers on record. To the many, if not most, Buffalo residents who support the police, now is the time to speak up. Now is the time to vocally advocate for police intervention to reclaim your neighborhoods. Don’t let your public safety stance end at the doorstep. This is not the PBA against the Department. The Department needs more officers. The City needs more intervention. This is undeniable. If this was a question within City Hall before this weekend, it should be in neon lights for you by now. City Hall: Include us in the process and let’s work on a contract that will attract, before it is too late for Buffalo."
Buffalo Police Commissioner Erika Shields is expected to hold a news conference Monday morning to address violence reported over the holiday weekend.
