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Arrest made in connection to shooting at Sahara Hookah Lounge

Posted at 9:50 AM, Jan 06, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-22 17:05:10-04

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo police announced an arrest has been made after three people were shot inside a hookah lounge on Hertel Avenue.

The incident happened on January 6 just before 2 a.m. at Sahara Hookah Lounge. According to police, three men were shot inside the hookah lounge during a dispute. The three men were taken to ECMC.

The Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that 30-year-old Caron D. Fleming of Buffalo was arraigned on March 22 in Erie County Court on an indictment charging him with two counts of second-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree assault.

The district attorney's office said two of the victims, both 28-year-old men, were treated and released from the hospital and the other, a 36-year-old man, was hospitalized with serious physical injuries.