Wegmans Produce Shortage After Fatal Shooting at Distribution Center

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Exterior of a Wegmans store and pharmacy in the Finger Lakes region, with cars in the parking lot.
(Ed Vivenzio, Finger Lakes News Radio)

Wegmans stores across Western New York are facing a temporary produce shortage following a deadly shooting at their Rochester-area distribution center over the weekend.

On its website, the company says produce availability will be limited until midweek.

Police say 25-year-old J’Mere Ridley-Smith was shot and killed Saturday in Gates. The suspected shooter, 32-year-old Kyshonn Green, was arrested in Tennessee Sunday night.

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