NIAGARA FALLS —
Good afternoon — March Madness has arrived!
While you’re focusing on your bracket busters, here are a few news stories happening now that we are working on for tomorrow’s paper:
MAN SHOT IN HEAD THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS
Niagara Falls police detectives are investigating another shooting in the city — this time in the 3200 block of Highland Avenue.
Police responded to the call around 11 p.m. Wednesday and found a male victim bleeding from the head. He told officers he was sitting in his vehicle when he heard a gun shot and a bullet broke through his windshield and struck him above his left eye.
The victim was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where he reportedly was hostile and verbally abusive to medical staff there. He was treated and released.
Wednesday night was the second time in less than two months the victim has been shot. On Jan. 23, a bullet grazed the top of his skull during a shooting outside of a restaurant in the 1400 block of Main Street.
Read more on this developing story in Friday’s Niagara Gazette.
More crime news: A pair of gang members recently picked up by Falls police and another city man are now facing federal charges.
• Check back throughout the afternoon for a sneak peak at more headlines for Friday’s Gazette.
THINGS TO DO TODAY — In between NCAA games, of course.
- FLU CLINIC: H1N1 vaccinations will be available until 7 p.m. at Wilson High School, 412 Lake St., Wilson.
- PROGRAMS: “Sleep disorders and treatments,” 6:30 p.m., room 249 of St. Mary’s Hospital. Call 298-2145. “US TOO! Niagara Region Prostate Cancer,” 7 p.m., room 723A of St. Mary’s Hospital. Call 745-7749.
- SALE: “Diva 2 Diva,” purses, jewelry, tops, ties and more will be for sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the waterfall near the Gift Shop of Memorial Medical Center.
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