Surveillance Footage Played in Niagara Falls Murder Trial Captures Fatal Shooting

A Niagara County courtroom turned tense Friday as jurors watched dramatic surveillance footage showing the moment a man was gunned down in broad daylight on a Niagara Falls street.

Juan Ubiles, 39-years-old, is accused of murdering 44-year-old Gregory Vincent in a deadly confrontation outside a convenience store on 18th Street and Niagara Avenue.

The prosecution’s opening salvo was the introduction of security video taken from four different angles outside the store. The footage not only captured the movements of both men in the minutes before the shooting but also recorded clear audio of the verbal exchange and the gunfire that followed.

The shocking sound of two initial shots caused many in the courtroom, including the jury, to visibly react. Ubiles, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, sat silently as the video played. His face was devoid of emotion.

According to testimony from Falls Police Detective Kevin Henderson, the footage was obtained shortly after officers responded to a call around 11:10am on June 19th, 2023. The video, captured at 10:59am, shows Ubiles lingering outside the corner store as Vincent arrives and parks on the 18th Street side.

Vincent’s girlfriend, Avian Gray, exits the vehicle and walks past Ubiles into the store. Moments later, Ubiles can be seen approaching Vincent’s car and initiating an exchange that quickly escalates.

As the confrontation intensifies, Ubiles is seen drawing a firearm and firing at Vincent who attempts to flee. Additional gunshots are heard as Vincent runs, who eventually collapses in a nearby driveway.

Gray, who testified that she initially mistook the first gunshot for nearby construction noise, ran outside and followed the sound of gunfire. She testified that she found Vincent wounded and held him in her jacket until help arrived.

Vincent was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.

After the shooting, Ubiles fled the area prompting an extensive manhunt led by Niagara Falls Police detectives and the U.S. Marshals Service. He was apprehended nearly three months later in Philadelphia.

The trial continues this week as prosecutors seek to prove that Ubiles acted with intent to kill. The defense maintains his innocence. Ubiles remains in custody without bail as a jury decides his fate.

Surveillance Footage Played in Niagara Falls Murder Trial Captures Fatal Shooting