On the evening of November 26, 2021, Christopher Porchea, 51, was found in a parking lot at Norton Street and North Clinton Avenue in Rochester with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to a hospital and died three days later from his injuries.

Investigators from the Rochester Police Department, the Monroe County Crime Analysis Center, and the New York State Division of Parole concluded the attack was not random; they say Whitney Morris, who was on parole, had been stalking Porchea before the ambush. Some reports indicate the shooting took place during an attempted robbery.

Porchea’s death left family and community members seeking answers about why he was targeted and how the encounter escalated to lethal violence. If anyone saw activity in the Norton and North Clinton parking lot that evening or knew either man, please come forward with information.