AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — An Amherst woman who was shot by police after she allegedly advanced towards officers with a knife is now facing menacing charges.

The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 26-year-old Tonisha Green was arraigned in Erie County Court on an indictment charging her with one count of second-degree menacing and four counts of menacing a police officer. The DA said Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi unsealed the indictment and arraigned Green at ECMC, where she remains hospitalized.

The alleged incident occurred on October 28, 2025. The DA said Amherst Police responded to an apartment complex on Durham Drive to follow up on a menacing complaint from the day before. Responding officers encountered Green, who was armed with a knife, outside of her apar

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