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Elisha Phelps

Case from Rochester, NY dated Jan 04, 2018

Victim Details

Elisha Phelps

Male

Black / African American

Rochester

NY

2018-01-04

38

Elisha

Phelps

07/19/2026

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On a cold January morning in Rochester, New York, the life of 38-year-old Elisha Phelps, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On January 4, 2018, police responded to reports of gunfire on Murray Street around 11:30 a.m. and found Phelps lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the city's first homicide of the new year.

In the early stages of the investigation, authorities made an arrest in connection with the case. ...
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  • WHEC News10NBC: Rochester police ID victim in Murray St. deadly shooting
  • Rochester police investigating first homicide of 2018
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