A Rochester 15-year-old is dead after he was shot Tuesday night on Peckham Street.
Rochester police say the teen was taken to Rochester General Hospital by friends and immediately rushed into an operating room with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Despite doctors’ efforts, the teen died at the hospital. His name is being withheld for now as family is being notified.
Police located the crime scene and closed it off for an investigation last night. The scene is back open today.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers.