Shooting on E Fayette St. Syracuse

Syracuse police chief Frank Fowler went to the scene of a shooting at an empty lot on the 1600 block of East Fayette Street the Sunday after the Fourth of July. Syracuse Police responded to multiple shootings over July 4th weekend.

(Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Four people were struck by bullets when someone opened fire on a crowd watching Fourth of July fireworks in Syracuse Saturday, police said.

A group of people were watching fireworks on the southeast corner of Bellevue Avenue and Rich Street around 10:24 p.m., Lt. Eric Carr said in a news release.

An unknown suspect or suspects fired shots into the crowd, striking four people with bullets, Carr said.

The victims included a 24-year-old woman who was shot in the shoulder and transported by Rural Metro Ambulance to Upstate University Hospital, he said.

The other victims, a 17-year-old man who shot in the elbow, a 24-year-old man shot in the arm and a 19-year-old man shot in the back, all arrived at Upstate in private vehicles, police said. The victim's injuries were all considered to be not life-threatening, Carr said.

Investigators do not have suspect information at this time, he said.

Police have asked anyone with information on the shooting to call 315-442-5222.