NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a shootout involving police and suspects in Rochester, New York is linked to an investigation into a major drug trafficking ring.
WHEC reports that two of the suspects were wounded - one seriously - when the gunfire erupted late Monday morning.
Officers from four different police agencies returned fire. No law enforcers were hurt.
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U.S. Attorney James Kennedy Jr. says eight people were facing drug-related charges as of Monday night.
Kennedy says officers seized $600,000, six assault rifles and two loaded handguns as well as cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.
He says the investigation, which involves drug shipments originating in Puerto Rico, dates back to September.
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Information from: WHEC-TV, http://www.10nbc.com
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