NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced an indictment was unsealed in county court on Tuesday charging 27-year-old Jalik George in connection to the shooting of 31-year-old Thomas Carter.
The district attorney's office said George is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Police said officers responded to the 1100 block of 19th Street around 9:30 p.m. on March 3 after they heard shots being fired as they investigated an unrelated report a few blocks away. Carter was shot and taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in a private vehicle. He was later transferred to ECMC where he was initially listed in critical condition.
According to the district attorney's office, George was arraigned and remanded to Niagara County Jail without the possibility of bail. He is scheduled to return to court on April 16.
