Incident

Date Feb 08, 2024
Time 07:30 AM
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers Antonio Roman
Address Buffalo, NY

Incident Description

Retired Buffalo police officer Antonio Roman, 67, admitted to assault after shooting a 14-year-old in the parking lot of Marine Drive Apartments.

Roman suspected a group of stealing property from vehicles in the parking lot around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 8. He then shot the teen in the leg before the group drove away. An ambulance transported the teen to Oishei Children’s Hospital for surgery.

Outcome

Roman pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He remains released on previously posted bail and faces a maximum of seven years in prison when he is sentenced in May.

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