ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One man is dead and three others, including a 15-year-old girl, are hurt after gunfire erupted outside a Walmart store in Rochester, New York, authorities said.
According to WHEC and WHAM, the incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Hudson Avenue store. Rochester police said a fight began while hundreds of people were outside the Walmart, the news outlets reported. As the dispute escalated, multiple weapons fired about 20 shots, police said.
I’m at the scene of a shooting at the Hudson Ave. Walmart. Rochester Police say at about 12:50am they responded to a report of shots fired in the parking lot. Four gunshot victims arrived at RGH. One of them, an 18 y.o., was pronounced dead shortly after arriving@SPECNews1ROC pic.twitter.com/gqH1byf9Br
— Brianna Hamblin (@BriReports) June 28, 2021
Private vehicles rushed four people to a nearby hospital, where one – identified as an 18-year-old man – died, according to the news outlets. A second man, 43, was being treated for life-threatening injuries, police said. Two others – a 23-year-old man and a girl, 15 – were expected to survive their wounds, police said.
No further information was immediately available.
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