Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Loved ones of David Treese III are in mourning after the taxi cab driver was shot and killed early Monday. "He was a super person and he will be dearly missed by so many ...

Last month, a jury convicted 36-year-old David Lee Porter of first-degree murder for the horrific killing of David Treese, 45, on Apr. 22, 2024.

A friend of David Treese III, the cab driver who was brutally beaten, shot and killed in Rochester back in April, is speaking out as Treese's accused killer appeared in court Tuesday.

Police say that Porter, a three-time felon, got into a cab last April and violently attacked the driver, David Treese III. Porter is accused of repeatedly pistol-whipping Treese before shooting him.

“David Treese was doing his job and making a living when he was ambushed by David Lee Porter that devastating morning in April,” District Attorney Sandra Doorley said in a news release.

“David Treese was doing his job and making a living when he was ambushed by David Lee Porter that devastating morning in April,” District Attorney Sandra Doorley said in a news release.

Rochester police said the body of 45-year-old David Treese III, of Rochester, was discovered along the roadside by a motorist driving on the road. It is believe Treese was killed about 3:20 a.m ...

David Porter, 36, of Rochester, was ... robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the robbery and killing of taxicab driver David Treese in the North Marketview Heights area ...

In her video, Doorley said that she'd had a particularly difficult day, after a weekend with three homicides, including the fatal shooting of a cab driver David Treese III after he picked up a fare.

Last month, a jury convicted 36-year-old David Lee Porter of first-degree murder for the horrific killing of David Treese, 45, on Apr. 22, 2024.. Treese was working his normal job as a taxi cab ...

“David Treese was doing his job and making a living when he was ambushed by David Lee Porter that devastating morning in April,” District Attorney Sandra Doorley said in a news release.