A Buffalo man has been charged with attempted murder among other charges after body camera footage showed a man jumping from a house and stabbing a police officer in Amherst, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Rayquell M. Grant, 26, was charged Friday with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted assault, and second-degree assault following the incident with officers on Saturday.
Officials said that Amherst Police responded to a 911 call for a domestic violence-related incident on the 4800 block of North Bailey Avenue around 5 p.m.
It is alleged that Grant jumped from a rear window and ran toward one of the officers, stabbing him with two large knives. The injured officer, Aidan Vangelov, and another responding officer, Lt. Matthew Lobuglio, allegedly opened fire on Grant, resulting in injuries to the defendant.