BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn has announced on Wednesday that Marlon D. Servance, Jr., a 22-year-old resident of Buffalo, was arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Diane Wray on Wednesday. The charges against Servance include one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class “C” violent felony) and one count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree (Class “D” felony).
It is alleged that Servance, on Tuesday, around 9:43 p.m., intentionally discharged multiple rounds from an illegal firearm toward the victim while driving next to them on Jefferson Avenue and Best Street in Buffalo.
The pursuit ended in a tragic incident on Main Street, where a pedestrian, a 58-year-old woman, was fatally struck by a vehicle.
Severance will return to court on Friday, May 26, 2023, for a felony hearing before Buffalo City Court Judge Gary Wilson. He is being held without bail and could face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if convicted of the highest charge. Investigations surrounding the alleged shooting and the fatal accident are ongoing, and additional charges may be added.