Amherst police investigating reports of shots fired near a church

Amherst Police are currently investigating a report of shots fired near a church near Millersport Highway and Dodge Road.

NATS OF SUSPECTEDGUN SHOTSTHE SOUND OFSUSPECTEDGUNSHOTS...CREATING QUITE ASCARE INSIDE ANAMHERST CHURCHTHIS AFTERNOON.SEVERAL POLICEAGENCIESIMMEDIATELYRESPONDED TO THESCENE OF "THE WELL"CHURCH ON DODGEROAD NEARMILLERSPORTHIGHWAY.BUT AS SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS TELLS US... NOONE INSIDE THECHURCH WAS SHOT...FOR THE FIRST TIME INTHREEMONTHS...MEMBERSOF THE WELL BUFFALOCHURCH IN GETZVILLEGATHERED IN PERSONFOR SERVICE.FB LIVE: "WE'RE OPENFOR BUSINESS ANDHERE ON OUT WE'LLHAVE CHURCH EVERYSUNDAY."BUT THE SERVICE WASCUT SHORT...WHILE THE PASTORSPEAKS...YOU CANHEAR SEVERAL LOUDBANGS ON THECHURCH'S FACEBOOKLIVE STREAM.HE LEAVES THESTAGE, BUT THE VIDEOCONTINUES..YOU CANHEAR CHURCHMEMBERS PANICAND CALL FORPOLICE.CAPT.

CHAMBERLIN"THE AMHERST POLICEDEPT RECEIVED APHONECALL--NUMEROUSCALLS, REPORTINGSUSPECTES SHOTSFIRED AT A CHURCH ONDODGE ROAD."AMHERST POLICESENT THEIREMERGENCYRESPONSETEAM...WITH HELPFROM STATE POLICE,TOWN OF TONAWANDAPOLICE AND ATF,POLICE CLOSED THESTREET AND CLEAREDTHE BUILDING.CHAMBERLIN "NOBODYWAS INJURED, WEWEREN'T ABLE TO FINDANY SIGNS THAT ANYSHOTS WERE FIRED INTHE BUILDING AND THEINCIDENT'S UNDERINVESTIGATION."PASTOR CASTRONOVAUPDATED HISCONGREGATION ONFACEBOOK SUNDAYAFTERNOON.PASTOR "THOSE OFYOU THAT MIGHT HAVEHEARD OR BEENWATCHING ONLINE, WEHAD QUITE THETRAUMATICEXPERIENCE HERE,SOUNDS OF WHATSOUNDED LIKEGUNSHOTS.

WHAT WEHAVE RULED OUTCOMPLETELY IS THAT ITWAS NOT GUNSHOTS,WE ARNE'T SURE WHATIT WAS."CAPTAIN CHAMBERLINSAYS THERE'S NOTHREAT TO THEPUBLIC.CHAMBERLIN "WEWANTED TO MAKESURE EVERYONE GOTTO THEIR CARSSAFELY.

WE CHECKEDTHE AREA.

OBVIOUSLYWE DONEONE'S NOTHIDING.

AT THIS POINT IAY THEY WCONTINUEINVESTIGATING..CACEBOOK ME ANSWEPASTOR "THE AMHERSTPOLICE DID A.

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