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Jamestown Shooting Victims Names Released

The names of victims in this weekend’s shooting in Jamestown have been released.

According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, Corey Johnson, 25, of Jamestown was shot Friday around 2 a.m. in a parking lot of an establishment on North Main Street. He was taken to Hamot Hospital in Erie where he later passed away.

Then Saturday around 1 a.m. on Victoria Avenue, Austin Patterson, 24, of Jamestown was shot. He was taken to Hamot Hospital for serious injuries. He remains in stable condition.

There was a third shooting in Jamestown over the weekend that occurred Friday night on the 800 block of Prendergast Avenue. Juan A. Tufino Jr., 33, of Jamestown received minor injuries after being grazed, possibly from buckshot.

Schmidt said Tufino was “completely uncooperative” in the investigation and refused treatment. He was later arrested for allegedly possessing an unloaded gun.

“To our knowledge at this point we do not believe that that weapon was involved in the shooting on Victoria Avenue,” he said.

Tufino has been charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He also remains a “person of interest” in the Victoria Avenue shooting.

While the Prendergast and Victoria avenues shootings may be connected, Schmidt said so far it does not appear the shooting early Friday morning is connected to the other two.

The investigations into all of these incidents are continuing. According to Jamestown Police, all incidents are believed to be targeted incidents where the offender knew the victim. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to contact the department at 716-483-7537 or the confidential tip line at 716-483-TIPS (8477).

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