18-year-old charged in February shooting death of 15-year-old in Rochester
Rochester police have charged an 18-year-old in connection with the February shooting death of a 15-year-old city boy at a house on Alphonse Street.Brandon Williams, who was 17 at the time of the homicide, was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, in connection with the Feb. 23 shooting death of Suade McKnight, said Capt. Frank Umbrino of the Rochester Police Department.Williams is accused of entering 391 Alphonse, a drug house, with several other people in what police say was an attempt to rob the location around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, Umbrino said. McKnight was shot in the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.Williams, who was also shot during the incident and suffered life-threatening injuries, was found on Remington Street roughly 15 minutes after the fatal shooting, according to police. He underwent surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital and was later released.Williams was apprehended on Wednesday in
Rochester police have charged an 18-year-old in connection with the February shooting death of a 15-year-old city boy at a house on Alphonse Street.
Brandon Williams, who was 17 at the time of the homicide, was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, in connection with the Feb. 23 shooting death of Suade McKnight, said Capt. Frank Umbrino of the Rochester Police Department.
Williams is accused of entering 391 Alphonse, a drug house, with several other people in what police say was an attempt to rob the location around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, Umbrino said. McKnight was shot in the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Williams, who was also shot during the incident and suffered life-threatening injuries, was found on Remington Street roughly 15 minutes after the fatal shooting, according to police. He underwent surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital and was later released.
Williams was apprehended on Wednesday in Rochester and arraigned Thursday afternoon in Monroe County Court, where an indictment charging him with the three felonies was unsealed. He was remanded to the Monroe County Jail without bail and is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 13.
Police continue to investigate the homicide. Additional arrests are pending.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Brandon Williams charged in death of Suade McKnight in Rochester NY
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