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    Police: Jaquayla Young (19) & Jarvis Alexander (19) dead, 14 wounded at party in Rochester, New York

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    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ? Gunfire at a backyard party killed two people and wounded 14 others early Saturday in Rochester, New York, a city that has been roiled in recent weeks by outrage over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.

    As many as 100 people were at the gathering when the shooting started just before 12:30 a.m., Acting Police Chief Mark Simmons told reporters.

    Police were still trying to piece together who opened fire and why. Simmons said it was too early to say whether more than one person was shooting or whom the intended targets may have been.

    ?It sounded like somebody was trying to go to war,? neighborhood resident Asa Adams told Spectrum News.

    A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed, Simmons said. Their names weren?t immediately released. The 14 wounded by gunfire were not believed to have life-threatening injuries. They were all between the ages of 17 and 23, police tweeted Saturday morning.

    The acting chief said no suspects were in custody.

    ?This is truly a tragedy of epic proportions,? Simmons said in a news conference held near the home. ?I mean 16 victims is unheard of, and for our community, who?s right now going through so much, to have to be dealt with this tragedy, needlessly, for people who decide to act in a violent manner is unfortunate and shameful.?

    The shooting comes as the city in Western New York has been rocked by protests over Prude?s death, caused when Rochester police officers put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then pushed his face into the pavement and held him down until he stopped breathing. The details of Prude?s death only emerged this month, leading to allegations of a coverup and calls for the arrests of the officers involved.

    On Monday, the city?s mayor fired Police Chief La?Ron Singletary, who she said initially misled her about the circumstances of the March death. Other senior police officials announced they would retire or leave top command positions.

    The acting police chief, Simmons, expressed frustration that someone had held a large, late-night party amid that tumult, apparently in defiance of a state ban on large gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    ?This is yet another tragedy where individuals are having these illegal, unsanctioned house parties taking place in these properties, which ? number one ? is not safe because of COVID, because of the conditions,? Simmons said. ?And then you add in alcohol and violence and it just becomes a recipe for disaster.?

    Officers responding to calls of shots fired found ?approximately 100 people? running from the scene, Simmons said. Before the call, police were not aware of the party and had received no complaints about noise, he said.

    Pastor Marlowe Washington told WROC-TV: ?Whoever was the host of this party needs to be held accountable for this.?

    The wounded were being treated at local hospitals. Two more people were hurt while fleeing, the Major Crimes Unit said in a tweet. Despite the lack of arrests, Simmons said there was no reason to believe the neighborhood was unsafe.

    Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren issued a statement asking for ?prayers and support for all involved.?

    ?I?m begging everyone to remain calm and exercise deep restraint as RPD investigates what happened here and seeks those responsible,? she said.

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    RPD: Argument at Party Led to Pennsylvania Ave. Mass Shooting

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    ?What?s extremely important in this case, as well as in all cases, is that we need the community to come forward and help us with this investigation. Like I said, there were 100 to 200 people that were witnesses or have knowledge of the incident. We?ve spoken to many of those people. The cooperation thus far has been commendable, but in order to bring this to a successful resolution where we can hold the people accountable responsible, we need people to come forward," said Umbrino.

    Umbrino said that Jarvis Alexander and Jaquayla Young, the two victims who died in the incident, were not the intended targets.
    Jaquayla Young, 19
    Jarvis Alexander, 19

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    We are now heading to Non MDS due to the updates thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnLanders View Post
    We are now heading to Non MDS due to the updates thanks.
    You're welcome. Often I think some of the "additional information needed" ones have no chance of ever being solved ... like my landscaper who was attacked and killed by insects. It irks me. Because of that, I've gotten way more selective about who I put in that category. I wait a few days to see if there will be more clues.

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