Police: 2 dead, 14 wounded at party in Rochester, New York

AP ^ | Sptember 19, 2020 | AP

[imardmd1]

Gunfire at a backyard party killed two people and wounded 14 others early Saturday in Rochester, New York, a city that has been roiled in recent weeks by outrage over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.
A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed, Simmons said. None of the wounded people were believed to have life-threatening injuries. They were being treated at two area hospitals.
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The acting chief said no suspects were in custody, but there was no reason to believe the neighborhood was unsafe.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

there was no reason to believe the neighborhood was unsafe.

Wow. Just wow.

[Noumenon]

You don’t even have to guess.

[EEGator]

I can think of a reason.

[Chickensoup]

Gang?

[McGruff]

Growing up in Upstate NY gunfire was not unusual. But it wasn’t people getting shot but whatever was in season. Or varmints.

[bramps]

BYOB

Bring your own bullets.

[oh8eleven]

Not all that long ago - 1940s thru mid 1960s - Rochester used to be one of the Top 10 cities in the country to live in.
  I was a teen and my family moved here (Greece) in July 1964 from NYC. I thought I was in heaven.
  Just weeks later the race riots started and the city has never been the same.
What a damned shame.

[AbolishCSEU]

And yet they just ran an article on pro place of worship lockdowns due to “covid”

[AbolishCSEU]

two words that always mean trouble:
House Party

[kickstart]

Those damn amish!

[Sacajaweau]

The area has been unsafe for years.

A reminder....Rochester is the 5th most dangerous city in Upstate New York.

Mayor not so lovely Warren thinks that's a badge of honor. But this little shooting...She may get her wish...to be No. 1.

[Labyrinthos]

Rochester is one of my least favorite places to visit in the USA. I was at a business meeting in the downtown area when the Rodney King riots erupted. I needed a mounted police escort to walk to the parking garage. There are very few areas within the City that are habitable - there are a few nice neighborhoods off E. Main and E. University outside the Inner Loop - but walk a couple blocks and your life is in danger.

[Flick Lives]

The acting chief said no suspects were in custody, but there was no reason to believe the neighborhood was unsafe.

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Please ignore the high body count at a party. Neighborhood is completely safe!

[IndispensableDestiny]

I checked out a video. It was “youths.”

[ptsal]

Isn't Rochester the city where the entire command staff of the police department resigned in protest?

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/09/08/910791494/rochester-police-chief-laron-singletary-resigns

Is the acting chief normally in the HR department? /s

[mewzilla]

The illegal mass gathering had 100 people at it before the shooting started.

And nobody narked to the cops. Not a single neighbor. Go figure.

[Flick Lives]

“This is yet another tragedy where individuals are having these illegal, unsanctioned house parties taking place in these properties, which — number one — is not safe because of COVID, because of the conditions,” Simmons said.

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Yes. Covid is the number one danger at these parties. Not open gunfire.

[mewzilla]

The chief was fired. He found out via Twitter.

https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/mayor-fires-chief-singletary-he-finds-out-on-twitter/5862412/

[kickstart]

Can't be. Those people are supposed to be the most enlightened members of society!