Posted on 08/05/2019 5:25:51 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Police say 24-year-old Najee Shabazz Jackson of Buffalo crashed a car through the front of a bar on Chippewa Street on Sunday morning.
Several people were injured. Buffalo Police say the crash occurred around 4:20 a.m. at Bottoms Up in the heart of the Chippewa entertainment district.
Police say Jackson was charged with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and assault. Other charges are pending, and he's still being treated for injuries at Erie County Medical Center.
The driver and a few patrons of the bar were injured, but police say their injuries do not appear to be serious.
After the car drove into the building, security inside Bottoms Up fired a gun, but no one was shot.
The crash is still under investigation.
Bottoms Up released a public statement regarding the incident on their Facebook page:
For nearly 20 years Bottom’s Up has been proud to serve downtown Buffalo. One of the primary reasons that we have been able to remain open for almost two decades, is that we have always placed a premium on the enjoyment and well-being of our guests.
Early this morning, Sunday, August 4, 2019, just after closing, an individual who was denied entry to our establishment earlier in the evening, drove his vehicle through our front doors with an intent to cause damage, and to possibly harm the staff who would not allow him onto the premises earlier.
At this time, no serious injuries have been reported. We are incredibly thankful that our security and staff were able to protect our guests. Their quick thinking and unwavering commitment to the safety of our guests was on full display during this unthinkable incident.
We are currently working with the Buffalo Police Department to assist in their investigation of this incident.
We look forward to re-opening Thursday and hope to see you at Bottom’s Up again!
It does show mass attacks can happen anywhere and for any reason.
It was reported the driver was angry he had been denied entry to the bar.
Middle name Shabbaz ... dead giveaway.
What person with a ‘job’ is at a bar after 3 AM MONDAY AM?
Different lifestyles I guess.
Was he rear-ended?
I don’t want to know what kind of bar this is.
Bars are still open at 4:20 in the morning in Buffalo?
Does “Bottoms Up” give any clues?
Article excerpted does not explicitly say.
All the clue tells me, I don’t want to really know.
>>>Bars are still open at 4:20 in the morning in Buffalo?
It’s a legacy of all the shift work in the factories. Guys getting off of work sometimes just wany a beer, no matter what time the shift ends.
Sounds Amish. These guys better lighten up or we're going to have to send them all back to Amishstan.
Disgusting, yes. But I'd have to give credit for a sense of humor. "Bottoms Up" also would qualify.
Santa Monica Blvd...
San Francisco. I know of that only because of the SF law forbidding the use of the term, “manhole.”
Yeah. Must bars close at 3AM in NY State by law. Last Call…you don’t have to go home…but you can’t stay here.
I figured “man hole” in San Fruitcisco would be a common and positive term.
Just a “WAG” (wild-assed guess) from me; I don’t want to know either.
He is a supporter of Beto O’Rourke whom we can now blame for his having done this. Beto why are you so silent?
Now, it is a drive-through...
Forget it Jake, it’s Buffalo.
Has that changed because even 15 years ago I was in nightclubs in brooklyn until a little after 4am many times.
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