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Police say they were actively searching for Lewis, a suspect they say was involved in at least 2 prior shooting incidents in the city. Saturday evening he was spotted on a blue light camera sitting in front of a home on Remington Street. Moments after officers approached him, Lewis, who police say was armed with a gun tucked in his waistband, tried to run, but the officers tackled him in the middle of the street where he resisted their efforts to arrest him. What if he had that gun when the officers approached him? Interim Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan asked. What if he elected to pull it out and use it? We could ve had another officer-involved shooting. We did not.
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May 15, 2021
Early Saturday morning, Rochester police released body camera footage of the early Friday morning police-involved shooting on Glasser St. It shows officers approaching a car and reacting when they open the door and find the rear-seat passenger has a gun. Shouts of gun.gun! are heard, followed by gunfire that killed the man. Glass from shattered windows falls to the street as the firing continues. At least nine shots were fired.
Two officers are on administrative leave.
Loved ones gathered in a vigil on Glasser St last night. Police have not yet released the dead man s name, but family members who spoke with local media identified him as Mark Gaskill.