Williamsville man sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting woman, firing gun at Buffalo clinic

(Buffalo Police Department)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Williamsville man was sentenced to prison Thursday morning for shooting someone and recklessly firing a rifle at a clinic on Buffalo’s west side on Nov. 10, 2022, a the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.

Jeremy A. Griffin, 49, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by four years of post-release supervision.

Griffin intentionally shot a female victim with a rifle inside his apartment building in the 100 block of Pennsylvania Street around 8:44 a.m., officials said.

The victim ran into his apartment and closed the door after being shot. Officials say Griffin then intentionally fired several shots at the door in an attempt to gain entry. He left after being unable to enter the apartment. Griffin was not known to the victim.

Authorities said the victim was taken by ambulance to ECMC where he was treated for a leg injury.

Shortly after the shooting, Griffin went to a nearby clinic in the 200 block of Virginia Street, armed with the rifle. Authorities said he intentionally fired a shot into a wall inside the clinic lobby.

Additional shots were fired from the rifle as security guards forced Griffin out, the prosecutor’s office said. Guards were able to recover the weapon and no injuries were reported.

Griffin pleaded guilty to the following charges on April 15:

• one count of attempted first degree assault
• one count of first degree reckless endangerment
• one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
• one count of second-degree reckless endangerment