Two Detained After Officer Shot in Leg

Police released a video explaining the incident.

Police said the suspect appears to match the description of the man who shot the officer, but investigators are still waiting for scientific confirmation from the Monroe County Medical Examiner. Police said no law enforcement officer fired a weapon. The investigation remains active.

Police said the suspect then shot the suspect in the upper body. SWAT officers moved in and found the suspect dead.

Officers from several agencies searched for the suspect. Around 5 a.m., a police drone found a man hiding in brush behind a building in the 700 block of Lake Avenue.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun, fired three shots, hit the officer at least once in the lower body, and ran south. The officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before other officers gave medical aid and took the officer to Rochester General Hospital. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

A Rochester police officer was shot around 1 a.m. on March 20, 2026, on Lake Avenue just south of Driving Park while trying to speak with the suspect about a recent city shooting.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Driving Park Ave & Lake Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Driving Park Ave & Thorn St.

Police released a video explaining the incident.

Police said the suspect appears to match the description of the man who shot the officer, but investigators are still waiting for scientific confirmation from the Monroe County Medical Examiner. Police said no law enforcement officer fired a weapon. The investigation remains active.

Police said the suspect then shot the suspect in the upper body. SWAT officers moved in and found the suspect dead.

Officers from several agencies searched for the suspect. Around 5 a.m., a police drone found a man hiding in brush behind a building in the 700 block of Lake Avenue.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun, fired three shots, hit the officer at least once in the lower body, and ran south. The officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before other officers gave medical aid and took the officer to Rochester General Hospital. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

A Rochester police officer was shot around 1 a.m. on March 20, 2026, on Lake Avenue just south of Driving Park while trying to speak with the suspect about a recent city shooting.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Driving Park Ave & Lake Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Driving Park Ave & Thorn St.

Police released a video explaining the incident.

Police said the suspect appears to match the description of the man who shot the officer, but investigators are still waiting for scientific confirmation from the Monroe County Medical Examiner. Police said no law enforcement officer fired a weapon. The investigation remains active.

Police said the suspect then shot the suspect in the upper body. SWAT officers moved in and found the suspect dead.

Officers from several agencies searched for the suspect. Around 5 a.m., a police drone found a man hiding in brush behind a building in the 700 block of Lake Avenue.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun, fired three shots, hit the officer at least once in the lower body, and ran south. The officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before other officers gave medical aid and took the officer to Rochester General Hospital. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

A Rochester police officer was shot around 1 a.m. on March 20, 2026, on Lake Avenue just south of Driving Park while trying to speak with the suspect about a recent city shooting.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Driving Park Ave & Lake Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Driving Park Ave & Thorn St.

Police released a video explaining the incident.

Police said the suspect appears to match the description of the man who shot the officer, but investigators are still waiting for scientific confirmation from the Monroe County Medical Examiner. Police said no law enforcement officer fired a weapon. The investigation remains active.

Police said the suspect then shot the suspect in the upper body. SWAT officers moved in and found the suspect dead.

Officers from several agencies searched for the suspect. Around 5 a.m., a police drone found a man hiding in brush behind a building in the 700 block of Lake Avenue.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun, fired three shots, hit the officer at least once in the lower body, and ran south. The officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before other officers gave medical aid and took the officer to Rochester General Hospital. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

A Rochester police officer was shot around 1 a.m. on March 20, 2026, on Lake Avenue just south of Driving Park while trying to speak with the suspect about a recent city shooting.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Driving Park Ave & Lake Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Driving Park Ave & Thorn St.

Police released a video explaining the incident.

Police said the suspect appears to match the description of the man who shot the officer, but investigators are still waiting for scientific confirmation from the Monroe County Medical Examiner. Police said no law enforcement officer fired a weapon. The investigation remains active.

Police said the suspect then shot the suspect in the upper body. SWAT officers moved in and found the suspect dead.

Officers from several agencies searched for the suspect. Around 5 a.m., a police drone found a man hiding in brush behind a building in the 700 block of Lake Avenue.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun, fired three shots, hit the officer at least once in the lower body, and ran south. The officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before other officers gave medical aid and took the officer to Rochester General Hospital. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

A Rochester police officer was shot around 1 a.m. on March 20, 2026, on Lake Avenue just south of Driving Park while trying to speak with the suspect about a recent city shooting.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Driving Park Ave & Lake Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Driving Park Ave & Thorn St.