Malik Black, 47, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, and charged with murder for the death of Jessica Romich, 47, was shot and killed on Pixley Industrial Parkway in Gates, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.
Gates, N.Y. — Police have made an arrest after a woman was found dead last month in the parking lot of the business she owned.Sept. 30 while Romich was leaving Everdry WaterproofingThe Rochester Police Department's SWAT team helped Gates police take Black into custody while executing a search warrant Tuesday in the city.
Black is charged with second-degree murder. Police said a grand jury may consider additional charges. According to New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision records, Black was convicted of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in March 1994. He was released on parole in October 2020.