Police responded to a shooting in the city in upstate New York
shortly after 9 p.m. local time, the department said in a
statement posted on Twitter by a producer for National Public
Radio.
"This is very tragic event," Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler
said during a news conference. "This is something that cannot
occur in our community."
Fowler did not disclose the condition of the five wounded
people.
The Syracuse Firefighters union reported earlier that seven
people were shot on Midland Avenue in the city, according to a
Facebook post.
News website Syracuse.com reported that the shooting took place
at a family gathering to remember a person who died of cancer.
The website said ambulances were seen driving away from the
scene with a police escort at about 9:15 p.m.
Syracuse is about 250 miles (402 km) northwest of New York City.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Brendan O'Brien; Editing by
Darren Schuettler)
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