ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A shoplifting suspect was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-390 Thursday afternoon after fleeing from an Aldi store in Gates, according to police.
Gates Police said officers were called to the Aldi on Spencerport Road just after noon for a reported larceny in progress. Investigators said the suspect ran from the store carrying a backpack of merchandise and headed east toward Lyell Avenue.
About five minutes later, an officer spotted the suspect near the Route 390 bridge on Lyell Avenue. Gates Police Chief Rob Long said the officer turned around to approach the man, who then “ran down the embankment” toward the highway…