ROCHESTER N.Y. (WROC) — Community leaders joined by Rochester police officers called for a stop to violence today in a show of support for the three officers injured during a shootout Friday night.
The press conference, organized by Uniting and Healing through Hope of Monroe County, took place at the corner of Chili Avenue and Thurston Road—the area where most of the incident occurred.
“We cannot [and] we must not accept violence in general, but specifically against a police officer. It’s unacceptable,” said Clay Harris, founder of Uniting and Healing through Hope of Monroe County…