BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges including attempted murder after a shooting on Bailey Avenue injured an innocent bystander.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 18-year-old Cecelia Medina, also known as Cecelia Speed, was arraigned in Erie County Court on the following charges:
- Four counts of attempted murder
- One count of first-degree burglary
- One count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
The district attorney's office said on June 22, Medina allegedly went to a home on the 1600 block of Bailey Avenue, brandished an illegal gun and briefly entered the home. Medina is accused of firing multiple shots into the home and then multiple shots into a vehicle nearby. One person inside the home was shot and seriously injured.
Responding officers allegedly witnessed Medina in possession of what appeared to be a gun while running away from the scene and they allegedly recovered an illegal, loaded handgun with an extended magazine in Medina's path. It was submitted into evidence for further testing.
Medina is scheduled to return on September 11 for a pre-trial conference and remains held without bail.
“The defendant is accused of injuring an innocent bystander while firing shots at an occupied vehicle in the middle of the afternoon. Thankfully, the victim survived and no one else was injured. I commend the members of the Buffalo Police who quickly responded to the scene and apprehended the suspect. Gun-related violence will not be tolerated. I encourage anyone with information on individuals in possession of illegal weapons to contact my office or the Buffalo Police Department."
