2010 City Grill shooting

Mass shooting in New York, U.S. December 2025 February 2025 City Grill, Downtown Buffalo, New York 2010 08 14 City Grill Massacre 2:30 AM UTC−05:00 Mass shooting 9×19mm Parabellum handgun2011-04-01 Ex-gang member guilty of shooting 5 in deadly 17-second rampage https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42371480 2024-11-29 NBC News en 5The original number was 4 dead, but one more died in 2017 after succumbing to his injuries leading the now-official number to be 5 3The original number was 4 wounded, but one more died in 2017 after succumbing to his injuries leading the now-official number to be 3 Riccardo McCray Possibly gang related Life without the possibility of parole Three counts of first degree murderTwo counts of attempted murderCriminal possession of a weapon 2011-04-01 Buffalo man convicted in shooting that killed 4 https://www.syracuse.com/news/2011/04/buffalo_man_convicted_in_shoot.html 2024-11-28 The Post-Standard en The 2010 City Grill shooting, also known colloquially as the City Grill Massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on August 14, 2010, at the City Grill restaurant in downtown Buffalo, New York, located on main street. With five people killed, it was the deadliest shooting in Buffalo before the Tops supermarket shooting 12 years later.Gallagher Tommy 2024-08-14 Remembering the City Grill shooting in downtown Buffalo, 14 years later https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/city-grill-shooting-2010-remembered/71-eda76bca-94c9-4b8c-9396-c2689939b02b 2024-11-28 WGRZ en-US Shooting On the night of August 14, 2010, at approximately 2:30 AM, the shooter, 23-year-old Riccardo McCray, entered the building where a party was being hosted by one of the victims for their first wedding anniversary where he then shot off rounds and killed the victims execution-style.https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/1908 City Grill Massacre 2010-08-14 Newberg Rich (Writer Mombrea Mike Jr (Photographer Woodson Paul (Photographer) Ersing Rich (Photographer) WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.) 2024-11-28 The shooting lasted under a minute with 10 shots being fired over the course of around 17 seconds.Greber Dave 2020-02-17 New video, sound shows chaos of City Grill murders https://www.wivb.com/news/new-video-sound-shows-chaos-of-city-grill-murders/ 2024-11-28 WIVB-TV en-US One of the victims was the bridegroom who was attending the party, McCray later fled the scene after around 100 guests of the party fled as well. There was no initial presumption of any intentions, including ideological, and was called a random killing at first.Harris Paul York Paul Harris New 2010-08-14 Bridegroom among four killed in US after wedding party guests are fired on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/15/buffalo-killings-wedding-groom-shot 2024-11-28 The Observer en-GB 0029-7712 50230244 Though later sources show that there was a confrontation between McCray and rival gang members,Lane Paul Baker Al 2010-08-15 Man Is Charged in Fatal Shootings in Buffalo https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/nyregion/15buffalo.html subscription 2024-11-28 The New York Times 1 A 19 0362-4331 1645522 due to this confrontation between the perpetrator and one of the victims, the management of the building told people to leave and attempted to shut down the building for the remainder of the night before the shooting occurred.2010-08-14 Four killed in Buffalo anniversary party shooting https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-10974807 2024-11-28 BBC News en-GB After management failed to remove everyone from the building, McCray started firing shots and killed four people and injured another four during the attack. One of the injured was left in critical condition. Three of the victims were identified directly on the scene as 26-year-old Willie McCaa III, 27-year-old Shawn-Tia McNeil, and 32-year-old Tiffany Wilhite.2015-03-26 4 Dead, 4 Wounded in Shootings Outside Upstate N.Y. Restaurant https://www.foxnews.com/us/4-dead-4-wounded-in-shootings-outside-upstate-n-y-restaurant 2024-11-28 Fox News en-US The fourth victim was identified as 30-year-old Danyell Mackin.https://www.wgrz.com/article/life/city-grill-massacre-widow-says-10-years-seems-like-yesterday/71-14dd9c55-559e-4b4b-aa73-666b23190af3 City Grill massacre widow says '10 years seems like yesterday' Ewing Claudine WGRZ August 13, 2020 February 28, 2026 One of the victims later died in the hospital she was transferred to after the shooting.2010-08-14 Four die in shooting outside NY eatery https://www.smh.com.au/world/four-die-in-shooting-outside-ny-eatery-20100815-124rc.html 2024-11-28 The Sydney Morning Herald en 0312-6315 226369741 Aftermath Due to the suspect fleeing, the Buffalo Police Department arrested 25-year-old Keith Johnson and charged him with 4 counts of second degree murder though the Buffalo police did not have evidence or could prove that Johnson had any association with the fight or any confrontation that happened prior to the shooting that occurred.2010-08-14 Suspect arrested and charged in Buffalo shooting spree https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/14/buffalo.restaurant.shooting/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100816225500/https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/14/buffalo.restaurant.shooting/ 2010-08-16 2024-11-28 CNN Though, a day after the arrest, Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita III alerted the judge on the case about new evidence, CCTV footage, that showed the physical appearance of the actual perpetrator including race, height, gender, and general physique in which led to the charges of Keith Johnson being dropped entirely.2010-08-14 Charges dropped in deadly Buffalo shooting https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38702538 2024-11-28 NBC News en2010-08-15 Charges Dropped In Buffalo Slayings; No New Arrest - CBS New York https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/police-reconsider-suspect-in-buffalo-shooting/ 2024-11-29 CBS News en-US After Johnson was released with all charges dropped, a manhunt ensued looking for the true perpetrator which lasted for 10 days.Young Yasmin 2020-02-18 New Video Shows Fear, Chaos from City Grill Mass Shooting [Video] https://wblk.com/new-video-shows-fear-chaos-from-city-grill-mass-shootings-video/ 2024-11-28 WBLK en Buffalo police also hypothesized that there was a second perpetrator to the attack. A fundraiser was created by the funeral homes of the victims which included the local Buffalo community and religious leaders that promised to divide the funds among the families victims if the perpetrator turned themself in, the reverend Darius Pridgen of the Buffalo True Bethel Baptist Church started the fundraiser with $4,000 during services in honor of the two victims, Shawnita McNeil and her 32-year-old cousin, Tiffany Wilhite, though, other pastors, business owners, and members of the community donated to the cause and led the fund to raise up to $20,000, which was promised to the victims families.2010-08-21 Reward Offered In Fatal Buffalo Shootings https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/reward-offered-in-fatal-buffalo-shootings/ 2024-11-28 CBS News en-US Around 11 days after the shooting, the perpetrator turned himself in to the Buffalo police.2010-08-25 Buffalo shooting suspect turns himself in https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/buffalo-shooting-suspect-turns-himself-in-1.917949 2024-11-29 CBC.ca After McCray turned himself in to the Buffalo police, he was placed under the custody of the Buffalo police until he was set to be put to trial which he would appear at court in October 2010 with the judge assigned to the case giving him a hearing in November 2010.2010-10-19 Buffalo Mass Shooting Suspect Appears In Court - CBS New York https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/buffalo-mass-shooting-suspect-appears-in-court/ 2024-11-29 CBS News en-US In March, 2011, jury selection started in Buffalo with the case of McCray for both the trial of his first degree murder charges.2011-03-15 Jury selection to begin in mass shooting trial in Buffalo https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2011/03/15/jury-selection-to-begin-in/44432952007/ 2024-11-29 The Beaver County Times en-US 14348988 A month later after jury selection in April 2011, the jury found Riccardo McCray guilty on three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and weapons possession.2011 Gang member gets life for upstate NY mass shooting https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2010/08/14/gang-member-gets-life-for/50013538007/ 2024-11-29 Telegram & Gazette en-US 1050-4184 He would be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, though as he was sentenced, McCray continued to plead his innocence to the court and to the families that attended the trial.2011-06-02 Gang member gets life for upstate NY mass shooting https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2011/06/02/gang-member-gets-life-for-upstate-ny-mass-shooting/ 2024-11-29 The San Diego Union-Tribune en-US 1063-102X The attorneys of McCray stated that there were more than one shooters according to the CCTV footage, and McCray confirmed this by stating there will multiple shots from different people according to an interview done by WIVB-TV and McCray.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNs5b7uuIXw Was there another gunman at City Grill? 2010-12-07 Video en WIVB-TV 2024-11-29 YouTube Contrary to what the attorneys of McCray and McCray himself stated, eyewitnesses of the attack state that there was only one shooter and described him as a dark-complexioned African American at about 5 foot 7, matching the description of McCray.Lakamp Patrick 2011-03-23 Eyewitnesses to a massacre: Dramatic details emerge at City Grill murder trial https://buffalonews.com/news/local/eyewitnesses-to-a-massacre-dramatic-details-emerge-at-city-grill-murder-trial/article_efc28ab1-d739-5a91-ab86-f47cc8c8a639.html 2024-11-29 The Buffalo News en 0745-2691 8882862 Around a month later, a relative to McCray, Ahmen R. Lester, was murdered by the Schuele Boys in Buffalo at the 1000 block of East Ferry street in retaliation for the shooting which led authorities to believe that there was gang motivation as the identities of McCray and the man he fist fought came out through CCTV footage were rival gang members with McCray being a member of the East Ferry gang and the man he fought being a member of the Schuele Boys.Herbeck Dan Michel Lou Pignataro T.J. 2010-09-11 McCray relative killed in shooting City Grill retaliation seen as possible motive https://buffalonews.com/news/mccray-relative-killed-in-shooting-city-grill-retaliation-seen-as-possible-motive/article_d1312796-e30f-586b-96c0-72cc2550e133.html 2024-11-29 The Buffalo News en 0745-2691 8882862 This revealed McCray's gang association, with his street name being "Murder Matt"2011-06-02 Riccardo McCray gets life without parole https://www.wbfo.org/2011-06-02/riccardo-mccray-gets-life-without-parole 2024-11-29 WBFO en or just simply "murder".2011-06-02 NY mass-shooting gunman gets life in prison https://www.police1.com/corrections/articles/ny-mass-shooting-gunman-gets-life-in-prison-RJgr6GtZ2MfUaODH/ 2024-11-29 Police1 en-US In 2014, a dispute over the reward money collected by Darius Pridgen and local community activist Darnell Jackson who assisted in the arrest of McCray led to Jackson suing Pridgen for, allegedly, leaving Jackson out of the collected money.Jamele Chris 2014-08-02 Lawsuit threatened over City Grill shooting reward https://www.wbfo.org/local/2014-08-02/lawsuit-threatened-over-city-grill-shooting-reward 2024-11-28 WBFO en During this time, McCray attempted to appeal his sentence and conviction while serving his life sentence at the Green Haven Correctional Facility, both of the appeals were denied by the court.Mass Shootings in America: Understanding the Debates, Causes, and Responses Bloomsbury Publishing 2018 979-8-216-11538-0 Schildkraut Jaclyn 1st 212 en In 2015, victim Tanisha Mackin wrote a memoir and co-founded the Mackin Project, focused on supporting families impacted by violence.Moran Jay 2015-07-21 Widow of City Grill shooting victim talks about grief in new book https://www.btpm.org/local/2015-07-21/widow-of-city-grill-shooting-victim-talks-about-grief-in-new-book 2025-07-23 WNED-TV en In 2017, one of the injured victims of the shooting, 37-year-old Demario Vass, died from his injuries on October 17 after being shot in the head by McCray which left him paralyzed from the neck down and only able to communicate through blinking and grunting noises, he had assisted care from his family members including his mother where he spent most of his time in the hospital staring at the 72-inch television that was provided for him in which, most of the time, he would watch NFL games of the Buffalo Bills and NBA games.Becker Maki 2017-10-21 Seven years after City Grill shootings, a fifth victim dies https://buffalonews.com/news/local/seven-years-after-city-grill-shootings-a-fifth-victim-dies/article_7a8971e4-dd32-54d9-ba7c-673473150e35.html 2024-11-28 The Buffalo News en 0745-2691 88828622017-10-21 Fifth victim dies from City Grill shooting https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/fifth-victim-dies-from-city-grill-shooting/71-485038140 2024-11-28 WGRZ en-US Nearly 12 years after the grill shooting, a witness of the grill shooting, Latisha Rogers, whose brother had been killed in the grill shooting, was employed at the Tops Friendly Markets when the 2022 Buffalo shooting occurred, and survived the attack by hiding while calling 911.D'Angelo Bob 2022-05-26 Buffalo supermarket shooting: Cashier witnessed 2010 mass shooting that killed brother https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-cashier-witnessed-2010-mass-shooting-that-killed-brother/article_7d4d2aa1-7463-54ad-b328-9779a15fc031.html https://archive.today/20250919235853/https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-cashier-witnessed-2010-mass-shooting-that-killed-brother/article_7d4d2aa1-7463-54ad-b328-9779a15fc031.html September 19, 2025 2025-09-19 www.fox23.com en Notes References Category:2010 in New York (state) Category:2010 in the United States Category:August 2010 crimes in the United States Category:2010 murders in the United States Category:2010 mass shootings in the United States Category:Mass shootings in New York (state) Category:2010 mass shootings Category:2010s in Buffalo, New York