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18-Year-Old in Rochester Taken to Hospital with Gunshot Wound

By Mike Wennmacher Jun 24, 2026 | 11:53 AM
Police lights (Credit: Max Fleischmann; UnSplash)

An 18-year-old boy in Rochester was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries late Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Rochester Police Department, they, along with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s office found the teen with a gunshot wound after responding to a medical emergency call in the 200 block of North Oak Street.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.