Adolfo Hernandez, 54, was shot multiple times on North Clinton Avenue near Siebert Place in Rochester on the morning of September 15, 2022, around 11:30 a.m. Emergency responders took him to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The slaying was counted as the city’s 58th homicide that year.

Investigators identified 45-year-old Ruben Guzman-Pizarro of Rochester as a suspect. He was located and arrested by the Batavia Police Department the following day and handed over to the Rochester Police Department. Guzman-Pizarro was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, arraigned in City Court, and ordered held in the Monroe County Jail without bail. A preliminary hearing was set for the following Wednesday.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Hernandez’s activities that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.