“My response was that every day the men and women of this department leave their home not knowing if they will return to see their families at the end of their shift,” he said. The police chief grew emotional as he recalled how after Thursday’s declaration, he’d been asked, “how dangerous is it out there for the officers of the Rochester Police Department?” “Today, we declared a gun violence emergency in our community and this shooting is proof that we are indeed in an emergency.” WHAM Dozens of law enforcement officials arrive at the scene of fatal shooting in Rochester, New York. Rochester Police Chief David Smith and Mayor Malik Evans rushed to the scene of the “cowardly ambush” that left one cop dead and another injured.

“The tragic gun violence in Rochester must come to an end,” he said late Thursday. Mazurkiewicz’s partner, eight-year veteran Sino Seng, was also shot in the lower body and has already been discharged from a hospital, the chief said.Ī woman bystander, who was not identified, was also hit and treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries.Įven before the officer’s death was announced, Mayor Malik Evans had called it a “tragedy for our community” - and noted how it came just hours after he had declared a state of emergency. Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, a 29-year veteran of the force, was shot dead during the attack late Thursday, Chief David Smith announced at a press conference early Friday.

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