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Decomposed body found along Oswego Lighthouse
OSWEGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A body in an advanced stage of decomposition was found at the Oswego Lighthouse on Sunday, June 8. Around 6:30 p.m., a caller reported to police that they had found a body along the break wall of the lighthouse. Law enforcement arrived at the scene, where they found a decomposing white man. According to the Oswego City Police Department, the body was found under the break wall rocks and surrounded by other debris. There was no identifiable information with the body, and the remains were from the scene and taken to the Onondaga Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy to help with identification. The Oswego Fire Department Marine Unit, New York State Police – BCI, Oswego County Sheriff's Department, and the US Coast Guard – Station Oswego and Menter Ambulance, all assisted with the incident. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Investigator Zackary Quinones at 315-806-8672. Workforce Run June 10: Parking/traffic alert Local author shares details behind new book 'Conquering Shame: Surviving to Thriving' What to expect from this year's Manlius Street Festival Early Voting for local Primary Election on June 24 Decomposed body found along Oswego Lighthouse Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
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Beating death of Marcy prison inmate Robert Brooks ruled a homicide
The death of a man brutally beaten by corrections officers at an upstate New York prison late last year has been ruled a homicide in an autopsy, lawyers for his family said Wednesday. Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, was punched, kicked, choked and manhandled by multiple officers while he was handcuffed on a medical examination table at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, body camera video shows. He was pronounced dead the next morning at a hospital in Utica. According to a report issued by the Onondaga Medical Examiner's Office last week, the cause of death was compression of the neck and multiple blunt impact injuries. The manner of death was determined to be a homicide, the family's lawyers said. 'I think what this does is rule out any argument that there was some other cause of death other than what we saw on video,' family attorney Stephen Schwarz said. In a statement released through Elizabeth Mazur, who's part of the team representing the family, Brooks' loved ones added that the 'autopsy report [confirmed] what was already clear: Robert Brooks's violent death was a homicide.' Early in January, Attorney General Letitia James recused herself from the case and named Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick as a special prosecutor to investigate Brooks' death. A grand jury will hear evidence in the case. On Tuesday, the Rochester Police Accountability Board organized an event at East High School in Rochester designed to highlight the need for police accountability and transparency. The event — 'How Many More? A Call for Change, Action, and Accountability' — brought together dozens of community members, including Brooks' father, Robert Ricks, according to local NBC affiliate WHEC. 'My hope is [people] can go to jail and come out better than they were when they went in,' he said at the meeting. Brooks was serving a 12-year sentence for stabbing his girlfriend in 2016. Marcy Correctional, a medium-security facility housing just over 800 inmates, is located in Oneida County, about seven miles west of Utica. With News Wire Services
