Judge Walter F. Drag presided over the arraignment in the first stage of

According to Sgt. Daniel Manzella’s deposition to the court, police received a call around 10 p.m. on Thursday from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s dispatch reporting a shooting at the corner of Lake Shore Drive East and South Zebra Street in Dunkirk.

Manzella dispatched officers to the scene at 141 Lake Shore Drive E. — Ruiz’s address — including Officer Brian Dietzen and Sgt. Mark Gruber, both of whom presented depositions of their own to the court as evidence against Ruiz.

Dietzen reported that soon after arriving on the scene, he went to the back yard of the premises and heard Ruiz say,

OBSERVER Photo by Damian Sebouhian. The back door to 141 Lake Shore Drive E., where the shooting took place.

According to the court’s felony complaint, the mentioned by Ruiz is Walter Duprey.

It’s the court’s contention that Ruiz intended to but instead

Duman was reportedly found lying unresponsive in the yard outside the residence. Police say he was transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.

Ruiz was subsequently charged with second-degree murder.

No official report has been made public verifying if the .22 mentioned by Ruiz was a rifle or a handgun, or if it was the weapon used in the shooting at all, but according to a Dunkirk Police news release,

Manzella reported in his deposition that when Ruiz arrived in the booking area, Manzella, attempting to calm Ruiz, asked if there was anything she could do to help them regarding the incident.

Ruiz repeated, and, and,

The arraignment Friday was short, as Ruiz entered her plea, and Judge Drag announced the date for the preliminary hearing — Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Dunkirk City Court — followed by an explanation of why Ruiz couldn’t be granted bail in the interim.

Drag said.

Ruiz has no past reported history of violence, although since 2013, she has been arrested three times for second-degree harassment, twice for trespassing and once for larceny.

Dunkirk Police were assisted at the scene Thursday by Fredonia Police, New York State Police, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the County Forensic Team and the District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone with any additional information can contact Dunkirk Police at 366-2266 or the confidential tip line at 363-0313.