On the evening of Thursday, May 8, 2025, officers responding to a report of a possible assault located the body of 36-year-old Richard Gollwitzer of Ogden, New York, in a wooded area off Orchard Street in Rochester. He was found on the north side of a building and had sustained at least one gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Rochester Police Department opened a homicide investigation and the Major Crimes Unit is handling the case. Investigators are asking anyone who saw suspicious activity or who has video from the area that evening to contact them.

Does anyone in the Rochester or Ogden area have information or footage that could help investigators?