No known motive
Rochester Police Department Captain
Frank Umbrino said during a Tuesday press conference said that while inside his apartment, Amenhauser was doused with a flammable liquid as he sat in a chair and then set on fire.
The victim was rushed to University of Rochester Medical Center’s Kessler Burn & Trauma Center with second- and third-degree burns over 70 per cent of his body.
After clinging to life for three days, Amenhauser succumbed to his injuries at around 4am on Tuesday.
Umbrino said Amenhauser was in declining health and ‘vulnerable.’ He was not related to his suspected attackers but knew them.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Two teenagers are facing murder charges in the death of a Rochester man who was set on fire in his apartment last week.
The 16-year-old and 14-year-old boys are accused of dousing Steven Amenhauser, 53, with an ignitable liquid on Friday then setting him on fire. Amenhauser died Tuesday after suffering burns on 70% of his body.
The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the 16-year-old told police he tried to ignite the liquid on the floor around Amenhauser, according to court records. The 14-year-old then used a lighter to set Amenhauser on fire, the 16-year-old told police.
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