Zah’nia Barr, a 14-year-old student at Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School and active participant at the David F. Gantt R-Center, was shot and killed in the early hours of August 1, 2026, after gunfire erupted as a large, disorderly crowd dispersed along North Clinton Avenue near Morrill Street. Officers found her on Morrill Street near 1155 North Clinton Avenue; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators described her as an innocent victim struck during gunfire fired into or among the crowd and said they did not believe she was the intended target.

Family members recalled she left home that night to spend time with friends after speaking with her godfather, Darryl Nicholson, earlier while she was at home. The shooting was one of several violent incidents that weekend in northeast Rochester that left multiple people wounded and another woman, Shakara Green, dead in a separate crowd shooting. The Rochester Police Department Major Crimes Homicide Unit appealed for witnesses and cellphone footage from the area, and as of reports through August 11, 2026 no arrest, suspect name, or charge had been announced in Zah’nia’s homicide.

Zah’nia’s family and community held memorials and requested help identifying anyone who saw the shooting or has recordings. Did anyone who was in the North Clinton Avenue and Morrill Street area that night see or film something that could help investigators?