3 killed, 4 wounded in drive-by shooting in western New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman shot into a crowd that gathered outside the Rochester Boys and Girls Club after a basketball game, killing three people and wounding four others in what Gov. Andrew Cuomo called "a deplorable act of violence."
"A fun and peaceful basketball tournament at the Boys and Girls Club ended with laughing as people walked home, but soon turned into a bloodbath because someone thought it was OK to open fire into the crowd," Mayor Lovely Warren said at a news conference Thursday with Police Chief Michael Ciminelli.
"Local authorities are working to bring the perpetrators of this hateful act to justice, and my administration stands ready to assist them in any way possible," Cuomo said in a statement.
Warren said the shooting followed a "peace rally" earlier in the day that involved the city's Pathways to Peace program intended to discourage the use of violence in settling disputes.
Police put out a call for surveillance or cellphone video, promising anonymity if requested.