Three Rochester police officers were shot and hospitalized while responding to a domestic incident Friday night on Chili Avenue near Thurston Road.
Police say officers were called around 10:15 p.m. for reports of a man breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and possibly armed. Rochester Police Chief David Smith says the caller, the woman’s current boyfriend, told police he legally owned a firearm.
When officers arrived, they encountered the suspect outside the home, and gunfire erupted. Police say the suspect fired at officers and the victim. Officers and the victim returned fire, and the suspect fled the scene.
The suspect was later located near Arnett Boulevard and Thurston Road, where police say he again fired at an officer before being fatally shot by police.
One officer, wearing a ballistic vest, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was discharged from the hospital Saturday. Two other officers remain hospitalized with serious injuries. The victim was also shot multiple times and is listed in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
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