Two men were found shot to death on the front porch of a Wolff Street house in Rochester on May 15, 2025. The victims were 55-year-old Michael Franklin and 58-year-old Eric Stephens; officers were called about 11:30 p.m. and pronounced both men dead at the scene. Investigators believe Stephens lived at the home and Franklin was a neighbor, and the residence was known to police as a place frequented by drug users. The deaths pushed the city’s homicide total into double digits for the year.

The Rochester Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation, canvassing Wolff Street, Warner Street and Rogers Avenue for witnesses and video. In the immediate aftermath there were no arrests and no suspects in custody. Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to come forward.