A 28-year-old Buffalo man is facing assault and weapons charges after a shooting on Timon Street left another man with a gunshot wound to the arm, and a subsequent search warrant turned up suspected cocaine, oxycodone pills, Suboxone strips and thousands of dollars in cash. Levar Chamberlain now faces one count of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree criminal mischief and several drug-related charges.
The shooting happened on Timon Street just before 9 p.m. on September 27, 2026, and left one man injured, according to WKBW. The injured man suffered an injury to his arm and was taken to ECMC, the station reported. Separately, Buffalo Toronto Public Media reported that Buffalo police said an adult male arrived at ECMC around 9 p.m. with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, and that investigators believed the shooting was connected to a scene on Timon Street.
Search Warrant Turns Up Drugs, Cash and Paraphernalia
As the investigation progressed, police officers and the Gun Violence Unit identified a suspect and determined that a vehicle and two houses had been struck by gunfire, the station's report states. Police then conducted a search warrant on Timon Street, where investigators recovered approximately seven grams of suspected cocaine, 129 suspected Suboxone strips, 34 suspected oxycodone pills, drug paraphernalia and $3,000 in cash. wivb.com reported that officers identified a suspect as the investigation progressed and executed the search warrant on a Saturday, adding that the suspect was apprehended without incident.
Police ultimately apprehended the suspect in connection with the shooting, per the same WKBW account. Chamberlain was charged with one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, in addition to the assault, weapons and mischief counts.
Second Man Also Charged With Drug Offenses
A second man, 26-year-old Antwan Chamberlain, was also charged in connection with the case. He faces one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, according to the station's report.
New York's criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree statute, under which Levar Chamberlain was charged, applies when a person, with intent to use a weapon unlawfully against another, possesses a machine gun, a loaded firearm, a disguised gun, five or more firearms, or any loaded firearm, according to the New York State Senate. The statute describes the legal offense generally and does not by itself establish what occurred in this case.
Part of a Busy Stretch for Buffalo Police
The Timon Street case comes amid several recent Buffalo shootings, including one investigated by the Gun Violence Unit. The Buffalo News reported two Buffalo shooting arrests within four days, framing them as a possible sign the unit's strategy was working, and noted that police had separately arrested 17-year-old Jason Washington in connection with an August shooting that injured a 15-year-old boy on Manhattan Avenue. The Buffalo News also reported that a 29-year-old Buffalo man was in fair condition at Erie County Medical Center after being shot, and in an earlier case, the paper reported police were investigating the shooting of a man on Timon Street on a Friday evening. Buffalo Toronto Public Media additionally reported that police were investigating three separate shooting incidents in one stretch that left one person dead and at least three others injured.
Statewide, Governor Hochul's office has pointed to declining gun violence figures. The Governor's office reported that the number of individuals shot statewide declined 66 percent, from 262 to 88, while the number of individuals killed by gun violence dropped 74 percent, from 28 to 11. A separate release from the Governor's office cited preliminary data from GIVE agencies showing 491 shooting incidents involving injury in 2025, a 16 percent decline from the previous year, with the number of individuals shot falling 22 percent, from 723 to 566.
