CR# 2022-112201
Deceased Date: 6/04/2022 at 221 Emerson St, Rochester, NY
On June 4, 2022, at about 1000 pm 2200 hrs 16-year-old Zahira Smith was at a birthday party for a friend when gunfire erupted. Zahira and another teenage girl were caught in the crossfire. Zahira tragically died at the scene. Investigators have worked tirelessly on this case and tracked down many leads, but need people to come forward and provide justice for Zahiras devastated family and friends.
Link to outside articles:
https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2022-06-07/zahira-smith-is-the-latest-rochester-student-killed-by-gunfire-this-school-year
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/06/06/zahira-smith-killed-at-birthday-party-on-emerson-street-in-rochester-ny/7527924001/
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/rochester/hurting-to-my-core-family-of-zahira-smith-on-the-tragic-cost-of-gun-violence-in-rochester-emerson-street/
https://www.whec.com/archive/family-of-shooting-victim-zahira-smith-speaks-out-after-devastating-loss/
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