A vandal shatters windows and doors at Buffalo City Hall

BUFFALO, NY — A vandal has attacked Buffalo City Hall, smashing windows and glass doors of the nearly century-old building, police said.

The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, when the building was closed. Witnesses told WKBW-TV they saw a man screaming outside City Hall and breaking glass for several minutes before police arrived and arrested him.

“People started saying, ‘Stop, don’t hit the windows,’ but he didn’t listen to anyone, and he hit everywhere, he broke everything,” witness Ali Guzel told the television station.

Buffalo police said in a statement that the man “damaged several exterior doors and windows of City Hall” and damaged another building a few blocks away.

Police have not released the suspect’s name, information about the charges or other details.

The entrance to City Hall was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape as officers investigated. Damage to the building included broken glass panels in revolving doors and broken, shattered windows.

Buffalo City Hall was completed in 1931 and dedicated the following year in conjunction with the centennial of the city’s founding. The 32-story Art Deco building towers over Niagara Square in Western New York.