Still little to go on 1 week after gang shooting left 5 injured

Published 9:32am Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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More than a week after a shooting injured five people near Lansing, authorities are still looking for suspects and evidence that may lead to an arrest.

Sheriff Terese Amazi said a detective and chief deputy are also working on the case, which has consumed much of the department’s time every day since the Nov. 10 incident. She added the investigation will continue for “as long as it takes to get an arrest.”

The shooting happened at about midnight at Lansing Corners Event Center after a hip hop event hosted by Kings of Africa ended, and people moved to the parking lot. Hundreds of people were reportedly at the event that was advertised as “KOA Presents: E-Man’s 18th B-Day Bash” — an 18-and-older, alcohol-free party. Still, many minors indicated via Facebook they would attend the party, and deputies reported seeing liquor strewn about the parking lot.

The shooting is gang related, according to the sheriff’s department. Alleged suspects, victims and attendees of the event have remained silent throughout the investigation, possibly for fear of retaliation.

Amazi hopes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will be able to identify the caliber of bullets found at the scene to identify a second weapon they say is involved. Shell casings found at the scene may also provide information. One gun is already in evidence.

“We know there were two,” she said. “There were shell casings from two. We will try for that, but that’s difficult.”

St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, where the five victims were transported, would not provide updates on the victims’ conditions. However, Amazi confirmed days ago that one victim had been released, and two in serious condition have been upgraded.

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  • jmdaniel

    “Amazi hopes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will be able to identify the caliber of bullets found at the scene to identify a second weapon they say is involved. Shell casings found at the scene may also provide information.”

    Huh? She “hopes” that? What kind of rinky-dink sheriff do you have there in Austin? Here is a hint, if the BCA can’t figure it out, ask one of the many reloaders in the area to take a peek at the casings. And next election, see if you can get Barney Fife to run…

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    • Guest

      jm did the sheriff p in your wheaties? So if you have a 22 shell you can me the weapon it came from? Dang you should run for sheriff

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      • jmdaniel

        Go back and reread my commentThe article states that Amazi hopes the BCA will be able to identify the CALIBER of the bullets found at the scene, and that shell casings found at the scene MAY also provide information. Well, if you have casings, that would give me a pretty damn good clue as to the CALIBER of the weapons involved. I never stated anything about determining what weapon a bullet came from by the CALIBER of the bullet. This is either a poorly written article, or you have a sheriff that needs to learn from Mr. Fife.

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  • Guest

    ” identify the caliber of bullets found at the scene to IDENTIFY a second”

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  • Common Sense

    It wasn’t a gang shooting, it was drunken idiots with guns.

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