Gary McLendon

Staff writer

A 17-year-old Rochester teen died late Friday after being stabbed on the city's west side.

Capt. John Corbelli of the Rochester Police Department said officers responded to a call for a person shot in the area of Kirkland Road and Judson Street, near Genesee Street, about 10 p.m. Friday.

Officers found the male teen unresponsive on the sidewalk. He had sustained several injuries to his upper torso and was taken by Rural/Metro Medical Services ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment. Corbelli said that doctors at Strong reported that the teen's injuries were actually stab wounds and not gunshot wounds.

The teen, whose name was not released by police, was pronounced dead at 10:47 p.m., Corbelli said.

Corbelli said a preliminary investigation indicates that the teen had been involved in a fight on Genesee Street when he was stabbed. He then ran from the scene and collapsed at Kirkland and Judson.

The Major Crimes Unit is actively working the investigation, Corbelli said.

Several streets in the Genesee/Kirkland area were closed as police technicians processed the scene for evidence. Genesee Street was reopened by 5 a.m., and Kirkland Road, between Genesee and Judson, was reopened by mid-morning.