On the evening of November 18, 2025, 36-year-old Willie Mayhall was fatally shot while sitting in his parked car at a gas station at St. Paul and Norton Streets in Rochester. The attack occurred shortly after 6:45 p.m. when an unidentified person walked up to the vehicle and fired multiple shots. First responders found Mayhall with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the incident as a targeted shooting and listed it as Rochester’s 33rd homicide of the year.

Family and friends remember Mayhall as a warm, generous man who cherished time with loved ones and had a steady smile and gentle presence. In the days after the killing no arrests had been reported and the suspect remained at large. If anyone saw activity near St. Paul and Norton Streets that evening or has information about this targeted shooting, please come forward to help the family and investigators.