Homicide
The family of Robert Brooks, who died in a state prison, gathered with community advocates and members of the Rochester Police Accountability Board at East High School to demand accountability and systemic change. Brooks, 43, was serving a 12-year sentence and died on December 10, a day after being beaten by officers on his first […]
The death of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated man who was beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility in December, has been officially ruled a homicide, according to his family’s attorney. The medical report determined the cause of death as compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries. Brooks, a Greece, NY resident, was transferred to Marcy […]
Rochester police are investigating a homicide after a man in his 40s was found shot dead in a crashed, burning pickup truck on Coulton Place late Wednesday night. Officers responded just before 11 p.m. to reports of a crash and vehicle fire, discovering the driver with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. […]
Irondequoit police are now investigating a fire at a home over the weekend that’s now the scene of a homicide after the bodies of 4 people, 2 kids and 2 adults were discovered inside after the house fire was under control. It’s still unclear what happened to the victims. The victims were identified as Fraime […]
Several people were found dead inside a home in Irondequoit following a fire early Saturday morning. Firefighters quickly controlled the flames, but the discovery of the bodies led authorities to investigate the incident as a homicide. The exact number of victims and their identities have not yet been released, and the Medical Examiner is working […]
RPD made an arrest in connection with a triple shooting that happened earlier this week on Hazelwood Terrace that killed a 19-year-old female and injured 2 teen boys 15 and 16. Reports say one of the teen boys was the intended target and the female was stuck by a stray bullet. The 2 suspects, both […]
During the arraignment of Jermaine Williams in Rochester City Court on June 1, 2024, a brawl erupted. Williams, charged with the May 6 double homicide of Timothy Chealey and Shatina Jones on Rialto Street, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges. The incident, stemming from an altercation at a concert, left two dead and another […]
A Rochester man arrested for a double shooting in front of the RTS bus terminal was almost released from jail on a technicality. The suspect’s lawyer argued he should be released because he didn’t get a hearing by a deadline. The suspect was supposed to get his first hearing within 144 hours after being arrested; […]
5 months ago on November 29th there was an investigation into the death of Brittany Iverson a health care worker at a DePaul living site on Dewey ave. Brittany Iverson’s death is now being ruled as a homicide. Reports say there was an altercation that involved the victim Brittany Iverson and another individual at Depaul. Iverson […]
We have to give a shout out to People’s Choice restaurant along with other local businesses in the area that’s stepping up to help raise money for the family of a 12 year old boy named Juan Lopez who was killed by gun violence just days before Thanksgiving. There’s no suspects in connection with the homicide. […]
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