Person shot and home hit by gunfire in same Rochester neighborhood
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police are searching for suspects after two gunfire investigations in the same Rochester neighborhood just hours apart.
One person was hit, a house was shot-up, and several people were nearly caught in the crossfire on Tuesday. Around 8 p.m., Rochester Police went to Columbia Avenue near Florence Street after bullets went through a home while six people including a four-year-old were inside. None of them were injured.
Hours before that, officers found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound in a home in that same area of Columbia Avenue. Police say he actually was shot a few blocks away, when he was walking on Epworth Street between Frost and Columbia avenues.
Officers responded just before 2:30 p.m. after getting reports of people shooting at each other on Frost Avenue and found evidence of gunfire. That’s when they got a call for a gunshot victim nearby. The victim was taken to Strong Hospital and he is expected to survive. According to RPD, the man went home to call 911 after he was shot and no other people or homes were hit.
RPD told News10NBC that they cannot confirm if the two cases are related. No suspects are in custody and anyone with information is asked to call 911.