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Herbert Thomas

Case from Rochester, NY dated Sep 12, 2015

Victim Details

Herbert Thomas Jr

Male

Black / African American

Rochester

NY

2015-09-12

34

Herbert

Thomas

07/15/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Rochester, New York, a house party on Woodward Street turned into a scene of violence and tragedy. On September 12, 2015, Herbert Thomas Jr., a 34-year-old man, was among the attendees at the gathering. The party, filled with dozens of people, abruptly ended when a dispute escalated into gunfire. In the chaotic exchange of bullets that followed, Herbert Thomas Jr. and another man, 36-year-old John Rudolph, were fatally wounded. Several other partygoers ...
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  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Names released in deadly house party shooting
  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Arrest made in Woodward St. shooting
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