Man shot near Federal Building
A man who was being evicted from a third-floor apartment building in the Cooper Union building across from the Federal Building was shot by a Rochester police officer Tuesday afternoon. As police...
View ArticleChief: Use of force consistent with training
Two veteran Rochester police officers are on administrative leave after a shooting involving a man police said was armed with a knife and who allegedly sprayed bleach at several officers. But,...
View ArticleBuffalo man’s murder conviction upheld
A third trial will not be granted for a Buffalo man convicted of fatally shooting someone in an apparent case of mistaken identity in 2006 outside of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in the city of...
View ArticleCourt: Recant by co-defendant not new evidence
A co-codefendant’s vouching for someone years after they were involved in the shooting of a Syracuse man is not considered new evidence, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department has ruled. The recent...
View ArticleTeen cop-shooter’s conviction upheld
The attempted murder conviction of a Rochester teenager who shot a police officer in the back of the head nearly five years ago will stand. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has unanimously...
View ArticleNew witness leads to new trial in shooting
Malcolm Bryant, formerly of Rochester, will get a new trial with the emergence of a new witness more than a year after Bryant was convicted of shooting another man. The Appellate Division, Fourth...
View ArticleBrown’s family could face uphill battle in legal action
Police officers can shoot a suspect only in “objectively reasonable” circumstances, but proving an officer’s actions weren’t reasonable after the fact is easier said than done. The investigation into...
View ArticleHow dueling Ferguson inquiries will work
The investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson has brought a number of questions about the legal process to the forefront. Here are answers to some...
View ArticleReed convicted of murder in March shooting
A Monroe County jury Thursday found Khaleef Reed, 34, guilty of second-degree murder in the March 31 death of 27-year-old Sir-Cordae Hightower who was shot four times in the driveway of a Wilkins...
View ArticleCuomo aide brain dead after shooting
NEW YORK — An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been declared brain dead after being caught in the crossfire between two gangs in the hours before the West Indian Day parade, his family said...
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