Current:Home > ScamsPolice announce second death in mass shooting at upstate New York park -Wealth Legacy Solutions
Police announce second death in mass shooting at upstate New York park
Poinbank Exchange View
Date:2025-03-11 01:37:21
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A second person has died following a mass shooting that broke out at a city park in upstate New York Sunday evening, police officials announced at a news conference Monday.
The gunfire erupted around 6:20 p.m. in Maplewood Park, where hundreds of people were gathered for a barbecue, said Rochester Police Chief David Smith. Seven people were hit by gunfire and taken to nearby hospitals.
Tyasia Manning, 25, died from her injuries Sunday night. Several hours later, 34-year-old Phylicia Council succumbed to her injuries, Smith said. The five other victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
It was not immediately clear what led up to the shooting or how many people fired shots. Smith said at "some point" during the barbecue, "rounds were fired from multiple weapons." He called on witnesses to come forward with information.
"There were hundreds of people at this barbecue, and therefore, there are hundreds of people who have potential information to help us solve this crime," he said. "Once again, I am asking our community to step up and help to hold those who shot into a crowd, killing two women, accountable for their cowardly actions."
Smith earlier said officers were "looking for more than one person" but that it was not clear if the involved shooter or shooters were part of the gathering or if they came from outside the park and fired shots.
Rochester police Capt. Greg Bello on Sunday said that police are aware of several videos linked to the incident that are circulating on social media and asked for people to send those videos directly to investigators.
"Social media is great, online videos are great, online accounts of things that occurred are great, but unless we get those straight to our investigators where they can act on them quickly, that's the best way we can work toward solving this case quickly," he said at a Sunday evening news briefing at the scene.
Maplewood Park spans two miles near the Genesee River, and includes a rose garden, gazebos, a playground and a picnic area. The park was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 1880s and is a Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, according to the National Park Service.
Rochester, a city of over 200,000, sits on Lake Ontario and is located about 340 miles northwest of Manhattan.
There have been at least 314 mass shooting in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people are injured or killed, not including the shooter.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Circle K has a 30-cent discount per gallon of gas on Thursday afternoon. How to get it.
- SpaceX launch live: Watch 22 Starlink satellites lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida
- A look inside Donald Trump’s deposition: Defiance, deflection and the ‘hottest brand in the world’
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- How Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar Managed to Pull Off the Impossible With Their Romance
- Greece: Firefighters rescue 25 migrants trapped in forest as massive wildfire approached
- Your Labor Day weekend travel forecast
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- Tropical Storm Jose forms in the Atlantic Ocean
Ranking
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Appeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years
- Wildfire risk again in Hawaii: Forecasters warning about dryness and winds
- Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $2B into making batteries at Georgia electric vehicle plant
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- Missouri judge says white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house
- Send off Summer With Major Labor Day Deals on Apple, Dyson, Tarte, KitchenAid, and More Top Brands
- New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns
Recommendation
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Kia recalls nearly 320,000 cars because the trunk may not open from the inside
Tori Spelling Pens Tribute to Her and Dean McDermott’s “Miracle Baby” Finn on His 11th Birthday
Appeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years
South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
This week on Sunday Morning: A Nation Divided? (September 3)
He collapsed in 103 degree heat working his Texas UPS route. Four days later he was dead.
Florence Pugh says 'people are scared' of her 'cute nipples' after sheer dress backlash