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Earl Thomas

Case from Rochester, NY dated Jan 27, 2023

Victim Details

Earl Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Rochester

NY

2023-01-27

29

Earl

Thomas

07/13/2026

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In the early evening chill of January 27, 2023, the life of 29-year-old Earl Thomas, a Black male from Rochester, New York, was tragically cut short. The setting was a Sunoco gas station on Culver Road, a place of routine comings and goings that was about to become the scene of a fatal altercation. Around 8:30 p.m., an argument escalated, and the sharp retort of gunfire pierced the night air. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered evidence of a shooting but no victim. Thomas had alrea ...
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  • WHEC.com: Local business owner sad, but not surprised that violence coming closer to his front door
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