Police in Niagara Falls are looking for a single gunman who shot
A man was shot in the chest as he opened the door at 607 Elmwood Ave. in Niagara Falls just before 2:30 a.m. this morning, police reported.
“[The victim] answered the door and whoever was at the door shot him. There were other people in the house, but the shooter didn’t come in the house,” said Capt. William M. Thomson, chief of detectives. “He just shot him and left.”
Police who arrived at the scene found the victim with a small entry hole wound to the left ribs/chest area, Thomson said.
“It didn’t appear to be bleeding much, at least on the outside,” Thomson said.
He said the wounded man was in surgery this morning and has not yet been questioned by police.
The unidentified 28-year-old man was taken to Erie County Medical Center with a serious wound.
Investigators believe the shooting was drug-related, Thomson said.
Thomson said the details are still sketchy, but at this point they are looking for one shooter.
Anyone with information can call the Niagara Falls Police detective bureau at 286-4553.