Homicide investigation launched after body found on Rochester sidewalk
Police are investigating a homicide on Spencer Street in Rochester Wednesday morning.
Officers were called to Spencer Street, a residential road just north of Lyell Avenue, just after 7 a.m. after it was reported that someone was on the ground in the area, said Capt. Greg Bello of the Rochester Police Department.
First responders discovered the victim - who was not identified by police - on the sidewalk suffering from upper body trauma, Bello said. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police did not clarify the manner of death.
The Rochester Police Department's Major Crimes Unit is investigating the slaying, which marked Rochester's sixth homicide of 2025, according to RPD's Open Data Portal.
Anyone with information about the fatal incident is asked to call 911.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Homicide investigation launched after body found on Rochester sidewalk
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