2 teens charged in Tinseltown movie theater shooting
Gates, N. Y. — Two 19-year-old men were arrested Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 (ET), in connection with a shooting that wounded two people last spring in the parking lot of the Cinemark Tinseltown Rochester and IMAX movie theater. Authorities said the arrests close a months-long investigation into the late-night attack that followed a showing at the theater.
Arrests and charges
Police identified the suspects as Javeon Jackson-Grisham and Beau Brown, both 19 and residents of Rochester. The pair were taken into custody and transported to the Monroe County Jail for arraignment in centralized arraignment court. They face charges that include assault in the first degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree, court documents show.
What happened outside the theater
The shooting occurred shortly after 1: 00 a. m. ET on April 25, 2025, when multiple 911 calls reported gunfire in the theater parking lot. Officers responding to the scene found two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Initial aid was provided by officers on scene before emergency medical crews took over and transported the victims to a hospital. Authorities described the injuries as non-life-threatening.
Police say the attack appeared targeted
Investigators characterized the incident as targeted rather than a random act. Witness accounts and investigative leads gathered over the ensuing months prompted detectives to focus on suspects connected to the parking lot confrontation. The two men arrested Friday were identified as suspects after an extended probe that included review of evidence, interviews and collaboration with county law enforcement partners.
Community and theater response
The shooting raised concerns about safety at late-night showings and drew attention from both local residents and moviegoers. Theater management increased visible security measures in the weeks after the incident, and area law enforcement stepped up patrols around entertainment corridors late at night. Community members have called for continued vigilance and additional preventive steps to deter violence in public gathering spaces.
Next steps in the case
Jackson-Grisham and Brown are scheduled for arraignment in centralized arraignment court. Prosecutors will decide whether to pursue felony-level charges based on the investigation file. If indicted, both men could face formal criminal proceedings that would include pretrial motions, discovery and potentially a trial. Investigators said the case remains active and that additional information will be released as the legal process unfolds.
The arrests represent a significant development in an investigation that stretched across months, and authorities urged anyone with additional information about the confrontation to come forward to assist in the ongoing inquiry into the shooting outside tinseltown that night.
