A suspect has been arrested in an 'ambush' shooting Thursday night in which one police officer was killed, and a second wounded in Rochester, New York, officials said.
Updated on: July 22, 2022 / 7:36 PMA suspect has been arrested in an"ambush" shooting Thursday night in which one police officer was killed and a second wounded in Rochester, New York, officials said. The officers were sitting in a parked car as part of a plainclothes tactical unit when a gunman opened fire on them at around 9:15 p.m., authorities said.
"Last night, Officer Mazurkiewicz and his partner, Officer Sino Seng, were attacked in a cowardly ambush and fell victim to the very violence in our community that we are trying to combat," Smith said at a press briefing Friday morning. A 15-year-old girl who was inside a nearby home was also grazed by one of three bullets that were fired into the house, Smith said. She was not seriously hurt.
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