Suspect arraigned in connection to Tonawanda shooting that left one man and one detective injured

A judge has arraigned a man on charges associated with the police shooting in the City of Tonawanda.

GOOD AFTERNOON --I'M MADISON CARTER.TODAY - THE MANACCUSED OFSHOOTINGSOMEONE... AND THENOPENING FIRE ONPOLICE... FACES NEWCHARGES.BUT THERE IS SOMEGOOD NEWS HERE..THE TONAWANDAPOLICE DETECTIVE ...CAUGHT IN THEMIDDLE OF THATATTACK... WAS SHOTMULTIPLE TIMESYESTERDAY.DETECTIVE DAVIDLJILJANICH IS NOWHOME RECOVERINGAFTER BEINGRELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL.THE SUSPECTACCUSED OFSHOOTING THEDETECTIVE AND THATOTHER MAN IS 28-YEAR-OLD MATTHEWGERWITZ.HE WAS ARRAIGNEDFROM A VIRTUALCOURTROOM THISMORNING FOR THEATTACK YESTERDAYON MORGAN STREETIN THE CITY OFTONAWANDA.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALITOUHEY JUST GOT ANUPDATE FROMINVESTIGATORS.

SHEJOINS US LIVE NOW.ALI WHAT DID WELEARN THIS MORNING?PROSECUTORS SAY 28YEAR OLD MATTHEWGERWITZ ACTED WITHRECKLESS ABANDONYESTERDAYMORNING...AND WE'RELEARNING MOREABOUT THOSEALLEGED ACTIONS.FIRST THOUGHTHIS IS THE GERWITZ'SMUGSHOT.

IT'S OURFIRST IMAGE OF THESUSPECT.

YOU CANSEE SOME INJURIESTO HIS FACE BUTWE'RE TOLD HE ISOTHERWISE FINE.PROSECUTORS SAYGERWITZ USED ANILLEGAL 9MMHANDGUN TO SHOOTAM ACQUAINTANCEOUTSIDE HISAPARTMENT AROUND 1AM TUESDAYMORNING.

THEYAREN'T DISCUSSINGANY POSSIBLE MOTIVEAT THIS POINT.PROSECUTORS SAYGERWITZ LEFT THESCENE AND WHEN HERETURNED,PROSECUTORS SAYHE TOLD OFFICERS HENEEDED TO PUT HISDOG AWAY, AND WHENHE CAME DOWN FROMHIS APARTMENT HEATTACKED THEMUSING AN ASSAULTRIFLE.

TONAWANDACITY POLICEDETECTIVE DAVIDLIL-ON-ICH SUFFEREDSEVEN GUNSHOTWOUNDS.

ERIECOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY JOHNFLYNN SAYS HE ISN'TSURE WHETHER SOMEOF THOSE ARE ENTRYAND EXIT WOUNDS.HERE'S WHAT HE HADTO SAY ABOUT THEILLEGAL WEAPONSUSED DURING THESHOOTING:THE 32 YEAR OLDCIVILIAN VICTIM IS INTHE ICU IN STABLECONDITION AT ECMC.THE 44 YEAR OLDPOLICE DETECTIVEHAS ALREADY BEENTHE ICU IN STABLECONDITION AT ECMC.THE 44 YEAR OLDPOLICE DETECTIVEHAS ALREADY BEENRELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL.

GERWITZ ISCHARGED WITH 2COUNTS ATTEMPTEDMURDER OF A POLICEOFFICER, ONE COUNTATTEMPTED MURDERIN THE SECONDDEGREE, AND TWOWEAPONS CHARGES.DA FLYNN SAYSADDITIONAL CHARGESARE POSSIBLE.HE FACES 25 YEARSTO LIFE IN PRISON IFCONVICTED.

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