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Buffalo man arrested in Chippewa violence

Published:July 31, 2010, 11:33 AM

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Updated: July 31, 2010, 3:01 PM

    Buffalo police arrested a Rodney Street man in connection with a double shooting in the Chippewa Street area early Saturday morning.

     Darius Austin, 21, was identified by police as one of the gunmen involved in the incident in the popular nightclub zone. He was facing numerous charges, including criminal possession of a weapon with the intent to use, reckless endangerment, two counts of first-degree assault and marijuana possession.

     At about 2 a.m., a fight erupted between two groups of young men on W. Chippewa and Pearl streets, police said.

     Shots were fired by at least two people, police said.

     Antonio Taylor, 20, of Buffalo was shot in the chest and was listed in stable condition at Erie County Medical Center.

     Charles Lockwood, 21, also of Buffalo, was treated for a wound to his left leg and released.

     Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call or send a text message to the Buffalo Police Department's confidential tip line at 847-2255.

    

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