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Rochester Police report officer-involved shooting

Rochester Police say there was an officer-involved shooting early Tuesday evening, but they say it ended with no injuries.

Officials say just before 7:00 pm, they were called to 321 Garson Avenue for an ongoing problem involving a former friend threatening the person who called police.

The officer who responded found the suspect, who is a Rochester woman, chasing another woman onto the porch, threatening her with a large butcher's knife.  Authorities say the officer gave repeated commands for the suspect to drop the knife, which she ignored.

The officer fired one shot in the direction of the suspect which missed, and police say the woman continue to slash at a window of the house with the knife. After again being ordered to drop the knife, she dropped it and surrendered to police with no one being injured.

The suspect is identified as 37 year Xiomara Roman-Negron of Rochester and is being charged with stalking, which is a felony and menacing, which is a misdemeanor.

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.