Dave Treese III

In the pre-dawn hours of April 22, 2024, in Rochester, New York, 45-year-old taxi driver David Treese III responded to a call that would be his last. When he arrived on First Street to pick up the fare, a man named David Porter, 36, got into the cab armed with a handgun. What began as a robbery quickly escalated into a brutal act of violence. Porter immediately started to pistol-whip Treese while demanding money. As the taxi pulled away, the assault continued, culminating in Porter firing five t ...

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