Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Benjie Martinez

Gender : Male

Age : 46

Race : Native American

Date : 01/07/2022

Location : E Main Street

City : Rochester

County : Monroe

State : New York

Agency : Rochester Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rochester PD chased a vehicle across town, causing a fatal crash on East Main Street in downtown Rochester on Jan. 7, 2022. The Jeep being chased slammed into an uninvolved vehicle at St. Paul and East Main streets, killing one driver and seriously injuring a passenger. The chase had been the result of a Shotspotter alert to policewhich prompted the chase. Third party motorist Benjie Martinez was killed as a result

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/01/07/one-dead-another-injured-crash-st-paul-east-main-rochester-ny/9127926002/

https://13wham.com/news/local/parolee-indicted-for-manslaughter-following-rochester-chase-and-fatal-crash-in-january

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-following-a-major-crash-on-e-main-st-in-rochester