A 22-year-old man from Irondequoit was shot in the lower body early Monday morning after an argument on Rochester's east side turned violent, and he was rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle rather than waiting for an ambulance. He is expected to survive. No suspects have been arrested.
The shooting happened on Park Avenue near Meigs Street, according to 13WHAM, which reported that officers were dispatched to the area for reports of gunfire. RochesterFirst reported that officers arrived around 2 a.m. and found evidence consistent with gunfire at the scene. Rochester Police told WHEC-TV that the 22-year-old was shot during an argument, and a News10NBC photojournalist observed officers closing off a block of Park Avenue as the investigation got underway.
The confrontation reportedly involved the victim and several other men, per WHAM 1180. That station's report adds that the man was taken by private vehicle to Highland Hospital and is expected to recover, a detail echoed in the WHEC account noting that police later met with him at the hospital for questioning.
No Arrests as Investigation Continues
As of the latest reports, no suspects were in custody, and Rochester police said the investigation remained active. The same WHAM 1180 report notes that no suspects had been found, while the RochesterFirst account states plainly that RPD is continuing to investigate. Anyone with information has been asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 423-9300.
Shooting Numbers Trending Down Citywide
The Park Avenue shooting comes as Rochester has logged fewer shootings overall this year. State data cited by lohud.com shows Rochester reported 79 shootings resulting in injury or death from January through August 2026, a 25% drop from the same stretch in 2025. The number of people killed by gunfire in the city fell from 16 to six over that same eight-month window, according to the same report.
Statewide, the 28 jurisdictions taking part in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination program, known as GIVE, recorded 289 shootings with injury or death in the first eight months of 2026, down from 356 a year earlier. New York recently announced $36 million in annual funding for agencies in the GIVE program, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the state has spent almost $1 billion fighting gun violence since 2021. Syracuse, another GIVE participant, saw its own shootings decline to 30 from 40 over the same period, per the lohud.com data.
Those citywide numbers do not change what played out on Park Avenue early Monday, where an argument among a group of men ended with one of them wounded and police still searching for answers. The investigation remains open, and officers have not said whether anyone has been identified in connection with the shooting.
