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March 17, 2021

Two Black boys with difficult childhood experiences arrested after setting mentally ill man on fire in his own home

No proof the deadly attack was a hate crime or racially motivated

Two teenagers who allegedly set a man on fire are now facing second-degree murder charges.

Accused of murder in the death of Steven Amenhauser, 53, are a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old.

Amenhauser, 53, suffered severe second- and third-degree burns over 70% of his body due to the Friday afternoon attack in his Lyell Avenue apartment, Rochester Police Capt. Frank Umbrino said. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries shortly after 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Umbrino said.

Amenhauser lived alone at 500 ½ Lyell Ave. He was in declining health and was vulnerable. The teens were acquaintances of Amenhauser, but were not family.

The teens are accused of lighting Amenhauser on fire after spraying him with an ignitable liquid as he sat on a chair inside his apartment around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

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