A youth football coach was shot during a game Sunday morning in Western New York.
The 31-year-old victim is a coach with the Flower City Panthers out of Rochester and the shooting took place at a field in northeast Buffalo.
According to WHEC, 29-year-old Rashaan Mallory forced a man and woman into his car prior to the shooting and drove to the game, where he allegedly robbed a woman of her cellphone. Mallory is then accused of trying to steal the coach’s chains, shooting several times at him, and striking him twice.
Mallory, who is on parole, crashed his car after trying to elude police. He was charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, robbery and unlawful imprisonment.
At last word, the coach was taken to the Erie County Medical Center and was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Have all the Finger Lakes news from Finger Lakes News Radio delivered to your email every morning for FREE! Sign up by clicking here
