19-Year-Old Charged in Shooting That Killed Rochester Teen
Written by DJ Sight on October 2, 2026
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a teenager on Rochester’s north side, according to the Rochester Police Department.
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Police said Daequan Brown, 19, was running through a parking lot on North Clinton Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Aug. 1, where several hundred people had gathered, when he allegedly began firing a .380-caliber handgun toward people fleeing the scene.
One of the bullets struck 14-year-old Zah’nia Barr in the head, killing her instantly. Police said Barr was not the intended target.
Man charged with murder for shooting that killed 14-year-old girl in Rochester
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