By Eileen Buckley
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Buffalo, NY – The charges against a 25-year old Buffalo man accused in Saturday's brutal shooting outside the City Grill have been dismissed.
Keith Johnson appeared before City Court judge Patrick Carney Sunday morning. Johnson was arrested late yesterday morning at his Minnesota Avenue home. He was booked on four counts of second degree murder. But Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita called for a dismissal of the charges in this mornings court appearance.
Eight people were shot, four died outside the City Grill on Main Street near Swan. Johnson was arrested at his Minnesota Avenue home late Saturday morning.
But Sedita is now expressing doubts that Johnson is actually the shooter.
Sedita appeared in City Court Sunday morning. He called to dismiss the charges at Johnson's arraignment. Sedita said there is additional video evidence.
Sedita indicated that the video and photos from the scene of a downtown shooting show "discrepancies" that are giving him "serious reservations."
Saturday's deadly shootings started after a fight spilled out into Main Street from a party at the City Grill.
Two men and two women were killed. They are identified as 26-year-old Willie McCaa III, 30-year-old Danyell Mackin, 27-year-old Shawntia McNeil and 32-year-old Tiffany Wilhite. The four injured are four men, 27-year-old James Robb Jr. and 30-years-old Shamar Davis, listed in stable condition and 27-year-old Tillman Ward is listed in good condition. 30-year-old Demario Vass remains in critical condition.