Police: Man killed in drive-by shooting was father well-known, well-loved in neighborhood
Two men were shot - one fatally - in a drive-by shooting in Rochester Tuesday evening, according to police.
Officers were called to North Union and Weld streets around 7:45 p.m. and found a 40-year-old man who was shot at least once in the upper body, said Capt. Frank Umbrino of the Rochester Police Department. The man, Sayyos Rios, was taken to Strong Memorial, where he died from his injuries, Umbrino said.
The second shooting victim - a 19-year-old man who was shot multiple times in his upper and lower body - was taken by private vehicle to Rochester General Hospital and arrived shortly after the initial 911 call, Umbrino said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to police.
Umbrino said that Rios was sitting on the porch of his North Union Street residence and the 19-year-old man was standing nearby on the sidewalk when a stolen vehicle drove by and someone fired multiple shots at the younger man, inadvertently striking Rios on the porch. The two men were not friends, according to police.
Umbrino said that Rios, a father, was well-known and well-loved amongst neighbors.
No charges have been filed in connection with the killing, which currently marks Rochester's 23rd homicide of 2023, said Lt. Greg Bello of Rochester Police Department.
The intersection of North Union and Weld streets is several blocks north of East Main Street, near the Fastrac gas station and the Inner Loop.
Anyone with information or video of the shooting, is asked to call 911, RPD's Major Crimes Unit at (585) 428-7157 or CrimeStoppers at (585) 423-9300.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Drive-by shooting in Rochester NY kills Sayyos Rios, injures another
