Police: 16-year-old dies from injuries after shooting on city’s northwest side

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Police say a 16-year-old boy has died from his injuries after a shooting on the city’s northwest side early Sunday morning.

Greece Police responded around 1 a.m. to the 100 block of Falmouth Street for the report of a male shot.

Upon arrival, officers found 16-year-old Keon Martin with at least one gunshot in the upper body.

Police say Martin was immediately transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Monday, police said Martin died from his injuries.

During the investigation, officers learned that the teen was shot while he was sitting in a vehicle in the School 34 rear parking lot, which is on Lark Street in Rochester, between Driving Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue.

Police say a second person in the vehicle drove to Falmouth Drive in Greece after Martin was shot and called 911 from there.

There are no suspects in custody and this time.

A deadly shooting Monday morning was Rochester’s 37th homicide of 2021. With Martin’s death, the city has now seen 38 homicides this year.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the Major Crimes Unit at 585-428-7157, CrimeStoppers at 585-423-9300, or email MajorCrimes@cityofrochester.gov.