Police respond to incident at ECC city campus

Police are investigating an incident at the ECC city campus. No details are available at this time.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Buffalo Police Department are responding to an incident at ECC in Buffalo.

2 On Your Side has a tower camera pointed at the building and can see over a dozen emergency vehicles at the Swan Street entrance.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz posted on social media asking people to avoid the area around the campus while police investigate. 

URGENT: Due to an ongoing situation, all are asked to avoid the area surrounding SUNY Erie City Campus (between North Division Street/Swan Street and Washington Street/Elm Street). pic.twitter.com/WzRlUI2dXr

— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) May 1, 2026

We have a crew headed to the scene and will provide additional details as more information becomes available.