Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter for fatal Portland Ave shooting

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A teen has pled guilty after a man was shot and killed outside of a store on Portland Avenue in October 2023.

On October 5, 2023, just before midnight, Rochester Police responded to Portland Avenue near Norton Street for the report of a man shot and found 32-year-old Shalar Davy on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen.

Davy was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say 17-year-old Jordan Torres and another teen named Eric Thomas approached a man standing near the victim armed with a rifle. When both Torres and Thomas pulled out their guns, Davy stepped in to stop them when he was shot twice.

Thomas also pled guilty to his part of the robbery.

Torres pled guilty to manslaughter. He will be serving 24 years in the New York State Department of Corrections plus 5 years of post-release supervision.

Torres will be sentenced on September 4 and Eric Thomas will be sentenced on September 11 in front of Monroe County Court Judge Dollinger.

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