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Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse-area man who crashed an SUV with a number of gas cans into people and another vehicle outside a Rochester concert started out on the attack

Michael Avery, a 35-year-old North Syracuse resident, was identified as the driver behind the wheel in the deadly Rochester, New York, incident

ROCHESTER — A Geneva woman was one of three people killed in the fiery crash outside the Kodak Center earlier this week.

Car crash early on new years day outside a concert in rochester, new york. police tonight saying the driver appeared to be trying to run over the crowd. here is emilie ikeda. >> reporter: tonight, new details emerging about what led to this fiery crash in rochester, new york less than an hour into the new year. >> investigators now identifying 35-year-old michael avery, saying he made at least half a dozen purchases of gasoline and fuel containers after driving to rochester and then renting an s...

Rochester Police Chief David Smith said officers were directing traffic after a concert had finished when the crash occurred.

With gas canisters drove towards a pedestrian crossing, collided with a rideshare vehicle killing the passengers inside. avery also died later at the hospital. >> investigators are still combing through evidence recovered from his vehicle, but nothing thus far have been recovered to provide any additional insight into why this occurred. >> reporter: what investigators do know is that every traveled in his own car from syracuse to rochester on or around december 27th and checked into a nearby hot...

Day. police say the driver responsible for the collision has died, but theyre still looking into whether his actions were intentional. cnns brynn gingras has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: a fiery crash outside a new york concert hall. after a car rammed into another vehicle, setting off an explosion. >> it was crazy to see that kind of fire. the flames were probably still like 15-feet high. >> reporter: killing two people, injuring nine others, including one critically hurt nearb...

The New Year's Eve crash and explosion left three people dead, including the suspect. Nine people were also injured.

Day. police say that the driver responsible for the collision has died, but they are just looking into what their his actions were intentional. cnns brynn gingras has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: a fiery crash outside in your concerns, after a car rammed into another vehicle, setting off an explosion. >> it was crazy to see that kind of fire. the planes are probably flying 15 feet high. >> reporter: killing two people, injuring nine others, including one critically hurt nearby, ...

Gas canisters drove towards a pedestrian crossing and collided with a ride share vehicle, killing the passengers inside. avery also died later at the hospital. >> investigators are still combing through evidence recovered from his vehicle, but nothing thus far has been recovered that provides any additional incsight into why ths occurred. >> reporter: what investigators do know is avery traveled in his own car from syracuse to rochester on or around december 27th and checked into a nearby hotel....