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Man Killed Inside Rochester Convenience Store

Rochester Police say a city man was shot and killed inside a convenience store late Friday night.

It happened at a mini-mart at 199 Lyell Avenue at about 11:00 p.m.  Officers say that there was an exchange of words, shots were fired, and the victim, 21 year old Samuel Gibson, was shot in the upper torso.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Police are talking to several people as part of the investigation but so far there have been no arrests. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.