ROCHESTER, N.Y. — City of Rochester leaders are scheduled to give an update on public safety initiatives on Thursday, weeks after proposing a curfew for children under 18.
Mayor Malik Evans announced plans to create a curfew following a mass shooting on the East End over the Fourth of July weekend. Seven people were shot and one person was stabbed at two separate scenes, one on East Avenue and the other on East Broad Street. All injuries were considered non-life-threatening, and police believe the two scenes were connected.
Ahead of the conference, News10NBC’s Kristi Blake is breaking down what a curfew could look like and goes in-depth on other public safety initiatives that the city has implemented. Watch her live reporting on News10NBC at the top of every half hour through 7 a.m. Livestream the show here.
The news conference is set to start at 10 a.m. News10NBC plans to livestream the conference on our Facebook and YouTube pages. Check back in this story for updates.
What a curfew could look like
City leaders have not announced details on what a curfew may look like. As News10NBC has covered, a curfew may face legal challenges. In 2006, City Council adopted a curfew that forbade children under 17 from being in public places past 11 p.m. on weekdays and past midnight on weekends. Two years later, a lower appellate court overturned the curfew. A year later, the State Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, saying the curfew violated the rights of parents.
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