Mass shooting in Rochester leaves one dead, six injured

A mass shooting at a park in Rochester, on Sunday, left one person dead and six others injured.

Law enforcements in Rochester responded to Maplewood Park around 6:20 p.m. to a large gathering with shots fired and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.

CrimesChroniclers learnt that an adult in their 20s was killed, another person suffered a life-threatening injury and five people were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Capt. Greg Bello said the identity of the victim fatally shot has not yet been released pending the notification of family.

Several police agencies responded to the park including the Irondequoit Police, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Police and New York State Police.

Rochester police did confirm a party was happening in the area at the time of the shooting.

“At this point we don’t know how many people were shooting.

“We are trying to work our way through as many witnesses as we can,” Bello said.

As of the time of filing this report, no suspects were in custody.