In the early hours of April 30, 2025, 17-year-old Danyelisse Pabon-Cubero, a Latina senior at East High School in Rochester, New York, was struck by a stray bullet inside her family’s home on Alphonse Street after a confrontation outside escalated into gunfire. She was hit in the upper body on the first floor and died on May 5, 2025, several weeks before her scheduled graduation and prom. Her school arranged grief counselors for students and staff after the loss.

Police identified 18-year-old Michael Garcia of Rochester as the primary suspect, alleging he and others went to the Alphonse Street residence to retaliate for a prior incident. Authorities say Garcia shot a 30-year-old man multiple times on the front porch; the crossfire left Danyelisse fatally wounded inside. Garcia fled, was tracked to Brockport, and taken into custody after a SWAT response. Charges originally included attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault; after Danyelisse’s death the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder and he was being held without bail. The investigation is ongoing.

Does anyone in Rochester have information about the events on Alphonse Street that night or about those who were present?