North Main Street in Brockport was closed from the roundabout at East Avenue to Liberty Street for several hours early Wednesday morning as part of a multijurisdictional police investigation that led to the arrest of an 18-year-old for a double shooting in Rochester.
Rochester police officers responded to a shooting in the area of Alphonse and Thomas streets in the city shortly after midnight on April 30. They found a 30-year-old man with multiple gun shot wounds on the porch of an Alphonse Street home. A 17-year-old girl was found shot inside the home. According to police, the man is expected to survive, while the teen’s injuries are life-threatening.
Police obtained a description of the vehicle in which the suspect or suspects fled the scene and put out a BOLO across Monroe County.
Brockport Police Officers were made aware of the suspect vehicle at approximately 2:15 a.m. They were familiar with the vehicle, and immediately responded to the residence and observed the vehicle parked unoccupied in a rear parking lot. Brockport Police, with the assistance of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and State University at Brockport Police, flooded the area and set up a perimeter on the residence. While this was transpiring, several people left the target location in two different vehicles.
The vehicles were subsequently stopped, with the occupants being detained and transported to the Rochester Public Safety building. An outer perimeter was set, and North Main Street was shut down. A Hyper-Reach was broadcast to the surrounding homes and businesses informing them of the ongoing investigation and to avoid the area as a safety precaution.
The perimeter on the residence was held until the Rochester Police SWAT Team, members of the uniformed TAC unit and members of the RPD Major Crimes unit arrived on scene. Rochester Police took over the investigation and executed a search warrant that led to the discovery of additional persons of interest and evidence from the shooting. Police detained occupants of the target apartment, and transported them to the Rochester Police Department.
Since the residence in question was in a primarily business district that was not open, the safety risk to the community was minimized due to the swift actions of Law Enforcement. The roadway reopened around 10 a.m.
Investigators allege that 18-year-old Michael Garcia, of Rochester, went with others to the Alphonse Street home intending to retaliate for a previous incident. He is accused of shooting the man outside the home and unintentionally shooting the 17-year-old girl, who was inside the home.
Garcia was arrested late Wednesday and charged with attempted murder, one count of assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon for the shooting. He was arraigned Thursday morning, pleaded not guilty, and is being held without bail.
Police are continuing their investigation and say additional charges may be considered by a grand jury. Anyone with information or video is asked to call 911, the Rochester Police Department Major Crimes Unit at 585-428-7157 or Crime Stoppers at 585-423-9300. Tips can also be emailed to MajorCrimes@cityofrochester.gov.
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