ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man police say is in the United States illegally and is a three-time convicted felon was arrested late Monday night after allegedly firing a gun behind an Irondequoit gas station and fleeing on foot.
Irondequoit police responded to the Kwik Fill on E. Ridge Road just after 11 p.m. after receiving a report of a man shooting a gun behind the business. Officers found evidence of gunfire and learned the suspect had run east on Ridge Road.
A New York State Police K9 team began tracking the suspect, and an Irondequoit officer soon spotted a man matching the description near 1733 E. Ridge Road. Police say the officer held him at gunpoint until additional units arrived. After a brief struggle, the suspect was taken into custody with assistance from Rochester police…