BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Dejuan L. Williams of Buffalo, also known as Juan Quionos, was arraigned on Wednesday on 12 felony charges.
Williams faces the following charges:
- One count of first-degree attempted murder
- One count of second-degree attempted murder
- Two counts of first-degree attempted assault
- One count of second-degree assault
- Two counts of first-degree attempted robbery
- One count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
- One count of third-degree grand larceny
- One count of third-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- One count of reckless driving
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The charges stem from a shooting on April 15 at the 7-Eleven on Prospect Avenue and Connecticut Street.
Buffalo Police said they entered the store as customers during an armed robbery.
According to the district attorney's office, Williams shot an employee in the leg and then pointed his gun at an officer while leaving the store.
"He went to a cooler for some beer, and then he walked up to the counter, looking like he was going to purchase it. Instead, he showed the clerk a gun, and told the clerk to give him all the cash and some cigarettes," Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane explained during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. "As the defendant was exiting the store, Officer Pascucci yelled at him, telling him to put down the gun. The defendant then fired his weapon toward Officer Pascucci."
One officer shot back at him twice. Police said Williams ran on foot before driving off in an alleged stolen vehicle. He crashed into multiple parked cars, and officers surrounded and arrested him.
The store clerk and Williams were taken to ECMC for treatment.
"This whole thing took him a few minutes. The officers then provided life-saving measures to the defendant, including putting a tourniquet on his arm, and they called an ambulance. The defendant was then transported to Erie County Medical Center where as I mentioned, he has been since this incident," DA Keane said.
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"My office conducted a thorough review of this officer-involved shooting. We have determined that the actions of both police officers were justified," DA Keane said. "The member of the Buffalo Police Department who fired the shots that resulted in injuries to the defendant has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing."
The district attorney's office says Williams is held without bail and faces a maximum of 20 years to life in prison. He has been on parole since May 2024 after serving time for attempted robbery.
