Monroe County jury convicts trio in 2021 murder of Rochester man
UPDATE (Jan. 25, 2023): Two teenagers and a man, all of Rochester, have been found guilty in the killing of another city man a year and a half ago.
On Jan. 24, a Monroe County jury convicted Anttwan Brown, 18, Diamonte Scott, 19, and Tyron Bryant, 30, of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the Sept. 11, 2021, death of Tymir Thomas, 20.
“Four lives and four families are ruined from this senseless murder,” Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said in a statement. “Tymir Thomas was a young man with his future ahead of him. Together, Anttwan Brown, Tyron Bryant, and Diamonte Scott took this young man’s life while destroying their own lives in the process. … Even though they will never get their loved one back, it is our hope that the family of Tymir Thomas feels a sense of justice in today’s verdict.”
After responding to Handy Street in the southwest part of the city for a report of a man shot, Rochester police found Thomas in a vehicle. He had gunshot wounds to his lower body and was rushed to Strong Memorial Hospital but died from his injuries.
Brown, Scott and Bryant were charged with his slaying Dec. 1, 2021.
They will be sentenced March 17 before Seneca County Court Judge Barry Porsch.
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UPDATE (Dec. 2, 2021): Rochester police have charged three people in connection with the Sept. 11 shooting death of Tymir Thomas on Handy Street.
Tyron Bryant, 29, Diamonte Scott, 18, and Anttwan Brown, 17, all Rochester residents, were each charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, on Wednesday, said Capt. Frank Umbrino of the Rochester Police Department.
Bryant and Scott were both apprehended without incident on Wednesday and Brown was already in custody on different charges, he said.
Scott is also accused of shooting into a home on Deringer Place around 10 p.m. on Nov. 4, striking two of the five people inside the residence, Umbrino said. A woman inside the home was shot in the head and a man was shot in the stomach. Both suffered serious injuries but survived. Three children inside the home were not injured.
Scott was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, all felonies, in connection with the shooting on Deringer Place, Umbrino said.
Bryant and Scott are both scheduled to be arraigned in City Court on Thursday morning. Brown is set be arraigned in Family Court on Thursday.
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ORIGINAL STORY (Sept. 13, 2021): A 20-year-old man was shot to death while inside a vehicle on Saturday night in southwest Rochester.
Rochester Police Lt. Michael Perkowski said that officers were called to Handy Street, near Independence Street, around 10 p.m. Saturday as it was reported that a man had been shot. Officers found Tymir Thomas, a Rochester resident, shot at least once in the lower body.
Thomas was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, but died from his injuries at the hospital, Perkowski said.
Thomas was seated inside a vehicle on Handy Street when he was shot, according to police.
The killing marked the city's 55th homicide of 2021, and the second of the day. Twelve hours earlier, an 83-year-old man shot his ailing life partner, 89-year-old Bernice Dubin while visiting her at Wesley Gardens nursing home on Upton Park. Albert Greer then fatally shot himself, according to police.
Handy Street is just south of Interstate 490 and the two block road is just east of Mount Read Boulevard.
No charges were filed in connection with the fatal shooting. Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 or RPD's Major Crimes Unit at (585) 428-7157.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Jury convicts trio in 2021 murder of Tymir Thomas in Rochester NY
