Rochester police have identified the victim of a fatal New Year's Day shooting as 23-year-old Preston Papalia, a city resident. A preliminary investigation revealed that the incident stemmed from an altercation involving multiple individuals on Curtis Street, according to police. During the confrontation, Papalia was fatally shot, police said.

Rochester, N.Y. — Police said an altercation outside a home led to the city's first homicide of 2025. Officers responded to Curtis Street around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a shooting. Police said they found Preston Papalia, 23, of Rochester, lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Beaumont man who was killed in a New Year's Day shooting has been identified. Clifford Motton, 54, was shot just before 7:30 p.m. on New Year's Day in the 3900 block of Helena Street, according to Beaumont police spokesperson Haley Morrow.