At 2:00 a.m., Rochester police chief William Lombard ordered officers to use riot weapons on the crowd. The riot had swelled to 2,000 people by 3:30 a.m. and looting had begun on Clinton Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Upper Falls.
At 2:00 a.m., Rochester police chief William Lombard ordered officers to use riot control measures against the escalating crowd. The riot reached 2,000 individuals by 3:30 a.m., and looting began on Clinton Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Upper Falls.