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In the early morning hours of December 27, 2019, the life of 18-year-old Bernard Copeland Jr. was tragically cut short on a street in Rochester, New York. Police responded to a call on Lyell Avenue, near North Plymouth Avenue, to find the young man on the ground with a gunshot wound. Copeland was pronounced dead at the scene, marking a grim start to a day that would see another homicide in the city.

The investigation into the death of the male teenager moved swiftly. Authorities identifie ...Read More
Victim Details

Bernard Copeland Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Rochester

NY

2019-12-27

18

Bernard

Copeland Jr.

01/11/2026