AMHERST, NY — Amherst Police are investigating an overnight shooting that sent one person to the hospital.

The shooting happened shortly past midnight on Wednesday on the 300 block of Joe McCarthy Drive, east of Niagara Falls Boulevard. A private vehicle took the victim to a local hospital with what police called injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening.

No further details on the shooting victim were provided by the Amherst Police Department . The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has any information regarding the shooting, you are encouraged to call the Amherst Police Department at 716-689-1311.

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