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Eric Stephens

Case from Rochester, NY dated May 15, 2025

Victim Details

Eric Stephens

Male

Rochester

NY

2025-05-15

58

Eric

Stephens

07/28/2026

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On a late spring evening in Rochester, New York, violence shattered the quiet of a residential street, leaving two men dead and a community searching for answers. The life of 58-year-old Eric Stephens was tragically cut short on May 15, 2025, in a fatal shooting that also claimed the life of 55-year-old Michael Franklin. The two men were discovered on the front porch of a house on Wolff Street, both having sustained gunshot wounds.

Responding to a call around 11:30 p.m., Rochester police ...
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  • Democrat and Chronicle: Two men shot to death on Rochester porch identified
  • WHAM: Two men shot to death on Rochester's west side
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