Rochester, N.Y. — Police are investigating a death on the city's north side deemed suspicious.
Rochester , N.Y. — Police are investigating a man's suspicious death on the city's north side as a homicide.
Officers responded to Bloomingdale Street around 9 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a body inside a home and found 29-year-old John Johnson Jr. "clearly deceased." Captain Greg Bello said the body had "significant" head trauma. Police believe the murder was related to the drug trade, as it occurred in a vacant home used as a drug house. Bello said the house was boarded up but police believe at least one person was living there.
"Animal control came and assisted us with removing a dog from the location, and there's power to it, there's lights on inside, so we're trying to figure out what exactly the circumstances of the living situation in this house ," he said.homicide three blocks away at Joseph Avenue and Seabrook StreetIt's unclear whether the two homicides are related.
Police Homicide Investigating Death Bloomingdale Street Drug Trade John Johnson Jr.
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