A complainant told Amherst PD a Jeep pulled up alongside on the Youngmann, fired a single round on the John James Audubon Parkway on-ramp, then took off toward UB — detectives called in, cones over two suspected casings
Just past four in the morning, Amherst PD radioed a fast-moving pursuit-that-wasn't: a complainant flagged them down to report that another driver had shot at him on the I-990 (the Youngmann Expressway)[*]. The complainant said the two vehicles both got off at John James Audubon Parkway[*], that the suspect vehicle kept south toward UB, and that he himself made a left onto Robin Road[*], going home.
By 04:26, dispatch had a description on the air: a dark-gray Jeep, unknown model, driven by a tall male in a white hoodie and black pants. Two minutes later the complainant walked patrol through the sequence: the Jeep “pulled over to the right and fired a shot at the vehicle and took off”, then “the complaint called us” on the on-ramp.
Officers found what appeared to be a first casing on the on-ramp, then “another one about 100 feet further south from the last one” — patrol was asked to put cones over the top and preserve the scene while lab detectives were called out. Two detectives were requested and command asked dispatch to page the lab first.
[*] = a name the scanner audio left uncertain and could not be confirmed against an official source; treat as unverified. Routine street-name fixes against official municipal lists are applied silently.