A violent street fight in an Irondequoit neighborhood ended in homicide when 50-year-old William Lundy was shot during a brawl involving about a dozen people. The incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2026, near Saint Paul Boulevard and 2nd Street. Lundy was shot in the upper arm and was found in life-threatening condition; he was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital.

Lundy died from his injuries on the evening of April 14, 2026, and his death was investigated as a homicide. Police arrested 26-year-old Armon Benefield soon after the shooting and charged him initially with first-degree assault. After Lundy’s death the case was presented to a grand jury, which returned an indictment upgrading the accusations to second-degree murder and a gun crime.

Anyone with information about the fight near Saint Paul Boulevard and 2nd Street on April 9, or about Lundy’s movements that evening, is asked to come forward.