Gates man convicted in fatal shooting on Bay Street
UPDATE (March 3, 2023): A Gates man was convicted Thursday of shooting two men - one fatally - on Bay Street last year.
A state Supreme Court jury found Jackie Ray Robinson, now 44, guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, for shooting Chad Wilson, 45, and Jerome Mason, 48, both of Rochester, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Wilson died from his injuries several days after the incident, which occurred inside the Bay Street tavern where Robinson worked as the manager
"As a repeat felony offender, Jackie Ray Robinson should have never possessed a firearm, or been working at, especially not managing, a tavern," said Assistant District Attorney Christopher Bokelman, who prosecuted the case. "Jackie Ray Robinson had no regard for human life, the safety of his own patrons, or the law, when he fired multiple shots inside the tavern."
“This murder was brutal, violent, and completely senseless,” District Attorney Sandra Doorley said in a news release. “Jackie Ray Robinson’s history proves that he has no intention of being a productive citizen of our community and he is best served in the New York State Department of Corrections. Instead of promoting his business and following the law, he used it as a place to commit a terrible murder and assault."
Robinson is scheduled to be sentenced by state Supreme Court Justice Victoria Argento on March 30.
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ORIGINAL STORY (March 22, 2022): A Gates man has been accused of shooting two men, one fatally, on Bay Street in mid-March according to Rochester police.
Lt. Michael Perkowski of the Rochester Police Department said that officers were called to 859 Bay St. around 12:45 a.m. on March 12 to investigate a shooting and found Chad Wilson, 45, of Rochester gravely wounded, as he was shot several times in the upper body.
Wilson was rushed by ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He died from his injuries five days later, on St. Patrick’s Day, Perkowski said.
The second man injured in the shooting, 48-year-old Jerome Mason of Rochester, was taken to Strong by private vehicle. He was treated and released several days later, according to police.
On Monday, police arrested Jackie Robinson, 43, of Gates in connection with the incident. Robinson was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies, Perkowski said,
Robinson is scheduled to be arraigned in City Court on Tuesday morning.
Sixteen homicides have occurred within Rochester so far in 2022. Half of those killings occurred in the last two weeks, since March 8, according to RPD's Open Data Portal.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Jackie Robinson convicted in death of Chad Wilson in Rochester NY
