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Names Officially Released Of Victims In Genesee St. Attack

Rochester Police have now officially released the names of the three people killed in a shooting on Genesee Street on Wednesday night.

They are identified as 17 year old Jonah Barley,  19 year old RaekwonManigault  and 25 year old Johnny Johnson.

All of them are city residents.  The official cause of death is still pending a report from the Medical Examiner

Officials have not yet released the names of the four men who survived the attack, but have said that they are in their 20s.  All but one have been released in the hospital. One of them has remained in guarded condition at Strong Hospital.

Police are still looking for suspects in that attack that happened late Wednesday night on the sidewalk near the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester. It was a drive-by shooting directed at some people who had just left a basketball game, but police do not believe the attack was related to the game.

There is a prayer vigil at 6:30 p.m. Friday near the location on Genesee Street.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.