Buffalo Police officers responded to a stretch of the East Side on Tuesday night after multiple reports of gunshots near Beech Street, Jefferson Avenue and Carlton Street. By Wednesday, investigators confirmed they had found evidence of a shooting at the scene, but said no victims had been identified.
According to WGRZ, officers were called to the Beech Street area near Jefferson Avenue and Carlton Street after multiple reports of gunfire. Police said officers located evidence of a shooting at the scene, though as of Wednesday, no victims had been identified.
Evidence of a shooting was found at the scene, but no victim had been identified. A local Facebook page, Buffalo Street News 716, posted photos that appeared to show bullet holes in a vehicle crashed between two trees near the scene, though the post's contents have not been independently verified.
A Stretch of Jefferson Avenue With a Recent History of Gunfire
The Beech Street report adds to a string of shootings that have rattled the Jefferson Avenue corridor in recent memory. In one separate incident, a daytime shooting was reported around 1:30 p.m. on a Thursday at Rose and Carlton streets, near Jefferson Avenue, according to a report from Yahoo News. Officers responding to that call found a woman whose calf had been grazed by gunfire; she declined medical attention, and a vehicle at the scene was also found to have been struck by gunfire.
Gun Violence Unit detectives were assigned to investigate that Rose and Carlton streets shooting, the outlet reported.
In another separate case, two people were shot on the 1300 block of Jefferson Avenue early on a Saturday morning, according to WKBW. Officers who responded to that shooting call found a man with a gunshot wound to the hand, who was taken to ECMC with non-life-threatening injuries. A second man arrived separately at ECMC with a gunshot wound to the leg and appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries as well, with Buffalo Police's Gun Violence Unit handling that investigation too.
Citywide Shooting Numbers Trending Down in 2026
Despite the string of East Side incidents, Buffalo's overall gun violence figures for 2026 have moved in the opposite direction. The city recorded 71 shooting incidents this year, 46% fewer than its previous 10-year average, per data reported by WIVB. The same report counted 86 shooting victims citywide this year, down 40% from the five-year average.
Homicides have also dropped sharply, with 14 recorded in 2026, 59% below the city's 10-year average, the station's report found. Overall violent crime is down 8% compared with the same period last year and 22% below the 10-year average, according to the same account. Buffalo police have recovered 437 firearms and made 282 gun arrests so far this year, figures the department has tied to its broader crackdown on illegal weapons.
For now, the Beech Street case remains open, with Buffalo Police continuing to investigate the gunfire reports near Jefferson Avenue and Carlton Street. No victims have been identified, and the department has not released further details on what led to the shooting.
