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John Rudolph

Case from Rochester, NY dated Sep 12, 2015

Victim Details

John Rudolph

Male

Rochester

NY

2015-09-12

36

John

Rudolph

07/27/2026

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An argument at a house party in the early morning hours of September 12, 2015, in Rochester, New York, escalated into a burst of gunfire that left 36-year-old John Rudolph dead. The male victim was attending a gathering inside a home in the Marketview Heights neighborhood when the violence erupted around 4:30 a.m. Another man, Herbert Thomas, aged 34, was also killed in the shooting, and three women were wounded.

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  • John Rudolph - Saturday, September 12th, 2015
  • Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Names released in deadly house party shooting
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    Has anyone else been following the details about the witness testimonies from that party on Woodward... ...Read More
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