Author: Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

In a criminal case that has its share of unusual twists, the Brighton ax murder now has another.

The 19-year-old white man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday morning to state charges.

Rochester, N.Y., police investigator Charles LoTempio handcuffed EMT Lekia Smith after she bumped his car while unloading a patient from an ambulance.

In the criminal complaint, authorities say the man also called a restaurant in California and threatened to shoot any Black or Hispanic person there.

Garnell Whitfield Sr. doesn’t know Ruth Whitfield, his wife of 68 years, was killed in the Buffalo shooting. She visited him before going to Tops.

A growing suspicion led a New York woman to get genetic testing. What she found was horrifying.

While the death of Daniel Prude has received national attention, the possible disclosure of grand jury records could be seismic in its own way.

Video of Daniel Prude’s restraint and subsequent autopsy likely will be the centerpiece of decisions about whether officers will be charged.