A Rochester, NY, police officer was killed and another injured Thursday night in what police described as an ambush.
Officials did not immediately provide details about the circumstances of the shooting, which occurred Thursday night on Bauman Street, north of downtown.
At a news conference Friday morning, Rochester police chief David Smith identified the slain officer as Anthony Mazurkiewicz, a 29-year veteran of the department. He was shot at least once in the upper body. A second officer, Sino Seng, who worked with the department for eight years, was shot in the lower body, the police chief said, and is recovering.
Police did not say if anyone had been arrested in connection with the shooting, and in a press release described an area-wide investigation “to hold anyone accountable for the heinous act.” this to justice.”
A woman whom police described in a news report as a bystander was also shot; She was treated for an injury that police said was not life-threatening.
At a news conference on Friday morning, Rochester mayor Malik Evans said a large-scale investigation was underway. Hours before the shooting, Mayor Evans was declare a “gun violence emergency” to deal with the increase of shootings in the city. About 200 people have been shot in the city so far this year.
“Tony Mazurkiewicz and Sino Seng went out yesterday to stand against the violence and carnage that my boss and I have been talking about for the past six months,” Mayor Evans said at a news conference.
This is an evolving story.
