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Third arrest made in connection to shooting at Club Marcella

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Police Department announced a third arrest has been made in connection to the shooting at Club Marcella on Sunday.

According to police, a 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged with gang assault. A 30-year-old man was injured and police ordered the club to shut down following the shooting.

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The Erie County District Attorney's Office identified the individual as 28-year-old James K. Pardo of Buffalo and said he was arraigned Wednesday in Buffalo City Court on one count of first-degree gang assault. Pardo is scheduled to return on December 11 for a felony hearing and was held without bail.

The district attorney's office previously announced that 20-year-old Yeramell Benitez and 29-year-old Ramon Lopez were arrested and arraigned on first-degree gang assault charges. Both are scheduled to return on Friday for a felony hearing and are being held without bail.

This was the fourth shooting at or near Club Marcella in less than a year. On January 29, a security guard was shot in the parking lot. Two weeks later on February 12, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting inside the club. The third happened in October.