Four dead in mass shooting downtown

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Buffalo police have confirmed four people dead in a senseless act of violence at a downtown restaurant.

A shooting rampage outside a downtown Buffalo restaurant early Saturday morning has left four people dead and four others wounded.

News 4's Jericka Duncan spoke to several of the victims families and has learned that Tiffany Wilhite, 32, is among the dead and James Robbs, 27, is in serious condition at ECMC.

Raymond Wilhite, the father of victim Tiffany Wilhite, tells WIVB that the shooting started when several people tried to get inside the party at City Grill and were turned back by bouncers.

It happened about 2:30am outside the City Grill Restaurant on Main near Swan. Buffalo Police say three of the victims died at the scene, a fourth died at the hospital a short time later. Of the victims who died, Buffalo Police Spokesman Michael DeGeorge says two were males and two were females. The four victims who were wounded were all males.

Sources tell News 4 that Police are close to making an arrest.

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