In the early hours of February 11, 2024, a night out in Rochester turned fatal for 49-year-old Wahid ’Choncho’ Nazario. Nazario and 43-year-old Frank Rosario Vazquez were at a bar on North Goodman Street when an altercation led to their ejection along with 42-year-old Hector Ramos-Diaz. After being removed, Ramos-Diaz waited outside and, as Nazario and Vazquez were getting into their car at about 1:30 a.m., opened fire, striking both men multiple times.

Officers who arrived at the scene found Nazario and Vazquez in the street; both were pronounced dead. Nazario’s family described him as a hardworking, dedicated father who was always there for family and friends. Investigators identified Hector Ramos-Diaz as the suspect, learned he had fled to Puerto Rico, and later brought him back to Rochester to face charges. Ramos-Diaz pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree manslaughter and faces a sentence of 25 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.

Did anyone in Rochester that night or nearby businesses see what happened on North Goodman Street or have information about the confrontation earlier in the evening?