Afternoon News Brief

Buffalo police are asking for help from the public as they try and solve three shootings in their city. They say a 37-year-old man was shot outside at an address on Sprenger Avenue Saturday night. Hours later, two more men were hit by gunfire inside of a speakeasy on East Lovejoy Street. All three victims ended up being taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters were at the scene of a two-story house fire on McKinley Avenue in Batavia.  There was heavy fire on the second floor of the wooden structure at number 14.  It was called in at around 2pm on Sunday.  Firefighters were battling the blaze amid an ongoing water shortage in the Genesee County area. All persons were out of the building before the firefighters arrived.  They said one person was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.  There was also reportedly a problem with water from the fire hydrant. Batavia Fire Chief Joshua Graham says the house is a total loss.

Rochester Police say a man was stabbed around 1 a.m. Monday morning on Monroe Avenue near Goodman Street.  The 37-year-old victim said a suspect demanded property before stabbing him once in the upper body. He’s been taken to the hospital for a non-life threatening injury.  No arrests have been made

Drivers in Western NY are seeing prices stay steady from last week.  In Batavia the price of a gallon of regular dropped less than a cent going from 3.238 to 3.234 with all discounts applied. Since last month the price is down about 6 cents.  The New York average went up by about 3 cents and nationally it stayed exactly the same from last week.  AAA says that the reason for the rise two weeks ago and then the leveling off is the shutdown of a refinery in Indiana which will be fixed soon.  

Damar Hamlin learned a lot about himself over the past year. That’s no surprise after his near-death experience on the field about 13 months ago.  Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game at Cincinnati on Jan 2, 2023. He needed to be resuscitated and the game was called off. Hamlin played in five games this season, plus both of Buffalo’s postseason matchups.  Hamlin says that he is focusing on all his opportunities, setting himself up for the future, and business outside of football.