ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The man accused of shooting into a Rochester Police officer’s cruiser Thursday has been charged with aggravated attempted murder of a police officer.

Twenty-year old Ronald Adams of Rochester is scheduled to appear in Rochester City Court Friday morning.

The officer’s car was hit by bullets while he was conducting a traffic stop at Grape and Smith streets around 3 p.m. The officer, a veteran, had stopped a driver to check their registration. According to the department, he was sitting inside of his vehicle with the lights on when Adams – who was not involved in the traffic stop – approached his cruiser and fired “multiple gunshots at the officer.”

The officer was not injured.

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“He is obviously shaken up at this time, but, you know, in the heat of the moment, he did exactly what we would expect him to do,” Smith said. “He was professional, he protected himself, and in the end, the actions of him and all the other men and women of the police department who responded, and the State Police, I might add, who came to help us took an individual off the street who was a danger to the citizens of Rochester.”

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Law enforcement started searching yard by yard and the New York State Police helicopter searched by air. By 6 p.m., they had Adams in custody and two persons of interest detained. They also seized a loaded, stolen handgun.

Adams has also been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He will be arraigned Friday morning in Rochester City Court.

In a statement, RPD thanked people who live in the neighborhood for their help in the investigation.

Rose Scott, who lives on Jay Street, saw the aftermath of the shooting. She said she’s used to seeing police in her neighborhood, but not as many as she did Thursday.

“I counted 23 cars come by. I mean, just right after each other. I was like, ‘What the heck is wrong?’ I saw firemen and then ambulance and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, something really bad just went down,'” she said.

Both the Locust Club and Mayor Malik Evans condemned the shooting.

In a statement, the mayor called it a “selfish and cowardly act.”

“I thank God that no one was injured, or worse, in the shooting incident that targeted a Rochester Police Department Traffic Enforcement Officer today. This senseless act of violence is a stark reminder of the risks our police officers face every day as they work to keep our city safe,” Evans said.

In a statement posted online, the Locust Club said:

(1/2) The Locust Club wants to assure the public that our member who was shot at today is thankfully unhurt. The investigation is ongoing and more information will be divulged as it becomes available…

— Rochester Police Locust Club (@ROCLocustClub) July 18, 2024