Car chase leads to shots fired on Grand Island, stray bullet hits home

The Erie County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help concerning shots fired in a neighborhood on Grand Island.

Callers told deputies that they saw a car chasing another vehicle, and firing shots at it near the intersection of Colony and Fix Roads. This happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon.

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Len Nowocien said he saw this unfold right in front of him while he was outside of his home.

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"I was standing there working on my boat when I heard this car coming down the street and I yelled at the car because it was speeding not realizing it was going to be a shootout," Nowocien said. "Probably had five, six shots fired. Somewhere in there."

He said it happened within a matter of seconds.

"I'm not exaggerating. Down this road here they were doing 60 mph. They were flying," he explained.

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Nowocien said he saw a passenger shooting at the car ahead of them and that one of the bullets struck his neighbor's home. Thankfully, he said, no one was hurt.

"It went through the window. It went through the wall out to the garage and through the garage wall," he said.

On Monday, law enforcement canvassed the area for shell casings.

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According to the sheriff's office, the intended target of the shooting is uncooperative and it is attempting to identify a person of interest.

"The investigation thus far indicates that there is no connection between the individuals involved and the neighborhood where this occurred," the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with with information, or with home security footage of what happened to give them a call at (716) 858-2903.