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Brandon Spears

Case from Rochester, NY dated Jun 12, 2016

Victim Details

Brandon Spears

Male

Black / African American

Rochester

NY

2016-06-12

19

Brandon

Spears

07/22/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a young life was tragically cut short within the walls of a downtown Rochester hotel. Brandon Spears, a 19-year-old male, was fatally wounded on June 12th in what authorities would later describe as a reckless act. The incident unfolded on the 10th-floor hallway of the Radisson Hotel, where a dispute between two guests escalated with the introduction of a firearm.

During the altercation, a shot was fired that did not directly strike Spears. Instead, the bullet ricoc ...
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  • Brandon Makil Spears's Obituary on Rochester Democrat And Chronicle
  • Brandon Spears remembered as 'a ball of energy'
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