Prior felon hit with murder charge after 2025 fatal shooting

Rochester, N.Y. — A man with three prior felony convictions is facing new charges following a fatal shooting last year on Rochester’s west side.

Police said they responded to Orchard Street near Riley Park around 9:45 p.m. May 8 for a report of an injured person. Officers found Richard Gollwitzer near a building in a wooded area with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said investigators determined Gollwitzer was shot and killed about an hour before they found him in what was likely a drug-related killing…

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