Man sentenced to prison for shooting woman, opening fire at Buffalo clinic

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that Jeremy A. Griffin, 49, of Williamsville, was sentenced Thursday in Erie County Court to 10 years in prison followed by four years of post-release supervision.

Erie County Prosecutor’s Office

Griffin shot a woman with a rifle inside her apartment building on Pennsylvania Street on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The woman was able to escape and enter her apartment. Prosecutors say Griffin then intentionally fired several shots at the door, trying to gain entry. Griffin eventually left when he was unable to break in. Griffin and the victim did not know each other. The woman was treated for a leg injury.

Minutes after the shooting, Griffin went to a nearby clinic on Virginia Street. Once inside, the video shows Griffin intentionally firing a shot into a wall inside the clinic lobby. Two security officers then intervened and tried to take the rifle.

Additional shots were fired from Griffin’s gun during the struggle. The guards were eventually able to gain control of the gun and Griffin until police arrived.

Griffin pleaded guilty to several charges, including one count of attempted assault in April.