July 22, 2022
New York – One police officer is dead and another is injured after a shooting Thursday night in the city of Rochester, authorities said. A third person is also wounded.
During a press conference Friday morning, RPD Chief David Smith said Anthony Mazurkiewicz, a 29-year RPD veteran, was killed after being shot in the upper body. His partner, Officer Sino Seng, an 8-year RPD veteran, was shot in the lower body and treated at Rochester General Hospital. He has since been released.
“Yesterday morning, at 11 a.m., I was asked by the media, “how dangerous is it out there for the Officers of the Rochester Police Department?” My response was that every day, the men and women of this department leave home, not knowing if they are going to return home at the end of their shift,” Chief Smith said.
“Ten hours later, Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, a father, a husband, and a 29-year veteran of the Rochester Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on Bauman Street while in service to our community.”
Gary Craig and Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Fri, July 22, 2022 at 8:43 AM·2 min read
A tactical unit officer, on patrol in a northwest Rochester neighborhood, was fatally shot shortly after 9:15 p.m. Thursday. The officer, Anthony P. Mazurkiewicz, was one of two shot on Bauman Street on the city’s northeast side. A second officer, Sino Seng, was shot and wounded.
A female bystander was also injured by gunfire in the incident.
At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Malik Evans and Police Chief David Smith identified the slain officer, a 29-year veteran of the police force. Both officers were in plainclothes Thursday.
“Last night, Officer Mazurkiewicz and his partner, Officer Sino Seng, were attacked in a cowardly ambush and fell victim to the very violence in our community that we are trying to combat,” Chief Smith said at a press briefing Friday morning at the Public Safety Building. “During this incident, the full force of the region’s law enforcement responded to the scene. This same full force is being utilized to bring whoever is responsible for this heinous act to justice.”
Smith said that Mazurkiewicz was shot at least once in the upper body. He was transported by a private car to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Seng was treated for his injuries at Rochester General Hospital and has been released.
The female civilian, who the police did not identify, suffered what were described as non-life threatening injuries. She was treated at the scene.
The homicide of the officer came on the same day that Evans declared a “gun violence emergency” in the city because of the continuing wave of fatal shootings and the seemingly endless prevalence of firearms
At the press briefing Friday morning, he said this incident was a “clarion call” for the community to speak up.
“We need your assistance. this is an ongoing investigation, and anyone that saw anything, you need to speak up,” Evans said.
He asked the media and the community for their patience.
“I know everyone has lots of questions but this is a very large scale investigation,” Evans said. “I’m going to ask that you give the family space. I’m going to ask that you give the men and women of this department the space that they need as they grieve this horrific tragedy.”
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