On the evening of January 27, 2023, 29-year-old Earl Thomas of Rochester was shot during an altercation at the Sunoco gas station on Culver Road. Police found evidence of a shooting at the scene, but Thomas had been taken to Rochester General Hospital in a private vehicle. He arrived with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was later pronounced dead.

Authorities identified 23-year-old Robert Broomfield as the person who allegedly shot Thomas and said Broomfield was in illegal possession of a handgun. Broomfield was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; he pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was remanded to the Monroe County Jail. Thomas is mourned by his parents, Cassandra Knight and Earl Thomas, Sr., six children, and a large circle of relatives and friends.

Does anyone have information about the dispute that led to the shooting or about events at the Culver Road Sunoco that night?