Murder Rate Skyrockets in Chester, PA where 73.99% of the population is African American

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Man Shot, Killed Inside KNF Market In Chester: Police

The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at the KNF Market on the 1100 block of West 3rd Street in Chester.

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Man Shot, Killed Inside KNF Market In Chester: Police​

By CBS3 StaffMay 4, 2022 at 4:49 pm



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Police in Chester are searching for a shooter who killed a man in a corner market Wednesday morning and then ran into a home with children inside. CBS3 was outside the home earlier this afternoon as SWAT arrived and children were seen being carried from the home to safety.
Investigators initially believed the suspected killer was hiding inside.
Police say a drone was flown but officers couldn’t locate the gunman.
Officers are now searching for the shooter elsewhere.
Neighbors call the gunfire alarming.
“All I could do is run and get under the car, man. We need to really clean up the streets. We need a safe environment for all these kids running around here, man,” a neighbor said.
No arrests have been made.
The victim’s identity has not been released.

 

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Suspect Muhammad McBride In Custody After Fatal Shooting Inside Chester Corner Market, Police Say

Police say 18-year-old Muhammad McBride has turned himself in.

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Suspect Muhammad McBride In Custody After Fatal Shooting Inside Chester Corner Market, Police Say​

By CBS3 StaffMay 5, 2022 at 6:15 am
Filed Under:Delaware County news, Local News, Muhammad McBride


CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A suspect accused of shooting and killing a man inside of a Chester corner market Wednesday morning and then running into a home with children inside has been taken into custody. Police say 18-year-old Muhammad McBride has turned himself in.

The shooting happened on the 1100 block of West 3rd Street around 10 a.m.
Medical Decisions At Risk
CBS3 was outside the home earlier this afternoon as SWAT arrived and children were seen being carried from the home to safety.
Investigators initially believed the suspected killer was hiding inside.
Police say a drone was flown but officers couldn’t locate the gunman.
Neighbors call the gunfire alarming.
“All I could do is run and get under the car, man. We need to really clean up the streets. We need a safe environment for all these kids running around here, man,” a neighbor said.
The victim’s identity has not been released.

 

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Man Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wound On Widener University

Investigators say the shooting has nothing to do with students at Widener.

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Man Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wound On Widener University​

By CBS3 StaffMay 5, 2022 at 4:12 pm



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Police converge on Widener University after a gunshot victim is found on campus. He later died at the hospital.
Investigators say someone shot the man a few blocks away at 11th and Hyatt Streets.
Chopper 3 was over the scene Thursday afternoon.

Investigators say the shooting has nothing to do with students at Widener.
There are no suspects at this time.

 

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Wife Of Critically Injured Tow Truck Driver Pleads For Justice After Husband Got Ambushed On Job In Chester

Jamie King was shot in his head, chest, and stomach after finishing a call in Chester last week. He remains sedated in critical condition.

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Wife Of Critically Injured Tow Truck Driver Pleads For Justice After Husband Got Ambushed On Job In Chester​

By Alicia RobertsMay 7, 2022 at 11:21 pm



CHESTER, Pa (CBS) — The family of a tow truck driver is pleading for justice after he was ambushed and shot on the job early Tuesday morning. On Saturday night, Jamie King remains in critical condition as Chester police search for his shooter.
Nicole King says it’s a miracle her husband is even alive Saturday after Chester city police say someone upset after their car was repossessed pulled out a gun and started shooting.
“Motorcycle loving, tattooed sweetheart,” said Nicole King, who was holding back tears as she described her husband, Jamie.
Her husband is a father of four who works for a company that repossesses cars when owners default on their payments.

“Jamie loved his job,” Nicole King said. “He loved it. I mean, he would joke and say, ‘ I get to steal cars for a living. It’s the best job.’”
While the work can be dangerous, Nicole King says she never imagined the news that was to come when she heard a knock on her door early Tuesday morning.
“My heart sunk into my stomach, I knew something was wrong,” she said.
Jamie King just finished a call in Chester and had hopped out of his tow truck to lock the gate. That’s when police say a vehicle pulled up and a person with a gun got out and started firing shots. He was struck in the head, chest, and stomach and was rushed into surgery. He remains sedated in critical condition.
“He absolutely hears my voice and recognizes me. He can take commands. He’ll squeeze your hand if you tell him to, or give a thumbs up, or wiggle his toes,” Nicole King said.
Jamie King’s recovery will likely take months and years. His wife is at a loss for how someone could do this to someone just doing his job.

As Chester City police investigate, Nicole King prays no one else gets hurt as her husband begins the long process of healing.
“We’re taking it a day at a time, sometimes a minute at a time,” Nicole King said. “Our lives have literally flipped upside down in the blink of an eye.”
Chester police tell Eyewitness News they have a person of interest. Friends have set up an online fundraiser to help with Jamie King’s medical costs.

 

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Chester Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Jihad Perry In Connection To Fatal Shooting

Police say Jihad Perry is considered armed and dangerous.

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Chester Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Jihad Perry In Connection To Fatal Shooting​

By CBS3 StaffMay 7, 2022 at 5:34 pm



CHESTER, PA. (CBS) — Police have issued an arrest warrant for 43-year-old Jihad Perry in connection to a deadly shooting in Chester. The victim was found on Widener’s campus.
Police say Perry shot and killed Robert Dungee on Thursday in the 1100 block of Hyatt Street. His body was discovered in the area of East 14th Street.

Police say Perry is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information should call the police.

 

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Man Wanted In Connection To Fatal Shooting Near Widener University Arrested in Delaware, US Marshals Say

U.S. Marshals said 43-year-old Jihad Perry was arrested around 11:30 a.m. Monday in New Castle County, Delaware.

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Man Wanted In Connection To Fatal Shooting Near Widener University Arrested in Delaware, US Marshals Say​

By CBS3 StaffMay 16, 2022 at 3:03 pm



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A suspect wanted in the murder of a man whose body was found near Widener University’s campus earlier this month has been arrested in Delaware. U.S. Marshals said 43-year-old Jihad Perry was arrested around 11:30 a.m. Monday in New Castle County.
Authorities say Perry shot and killed Robert Dungee on May 5 on the 1100 block of Hyatt Street in Chester.
Dungee’s body was discovered in the area of East 14th Street, a few blocks from Widener University’s campus.

Perry is charged with criminal homicide and Pennsylvania state parole violations.
He’s currently being held at New Castle County jail awaiting extradition back to Pennsylvania.

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24-Year-Old Jabril Ali Wanted After Allegedly Shooting Tow Truck Driver After Vehicle Was Repossessed In Chester

Authorities charged Jabril Ali with attempted murder, robbery, weapons violations, and drug sales in connection to a shooting in Chester earlier this month.

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24-Year-Old Jabril Ali Wanted After Allegedly Shooting Tow Truck Driver After Vehicle Was Repossessed In Chester​

By CBS3 StaffMay 20, 2022 at 12:06 pm



PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Chester police are searching for a 24-year-old man wanted in connection to the shooting of a tow truck driver who repossess vehicles earlier this month. Authorities charged Jabril Ali with attempted murder, robbery, weapons violations, and drug sales.
Surveillance video and interviews from witnesses led officers to identify Ali as the suspect wanted in the May 3 shooting of Jamie King, who was left critically injured.


Credit: Chester City Police

Police say it was just before 1 a.m. when officers were called to the intersection of Pusey and West 2nd Streets.
King works for the International Recovery Services (IRS), a company that repossesses cars when owners default on their payments.
King just finished a call in Chester and had hopped out of his tow truck to lock the gate. That’s when police say a vehicle pulled up and a person with a gun got out and started firing shots. He was struck in the head, chest, and stomach and was rushed into surgery.
A search warrant was issued on the Nissan Altima that the shooting victim had just repossessed and belongs of Ali were recovered along with a large amount of cocaine, heroin and Fentanyl.
Police say Ali is considered armed and dangerous and frequents South Philadelphia.

 

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Double Shooting At Chester Bar Leaves 1 Man Dead, Another Injured: Police

Police say the double shooting happened at 501 Bar in Chester just after 1 a.m.

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Double Shooting At Chester Bar Leaves 1 Man Dead, Another Injured: Police​

By CBS3 StaffJuly 31, 2022 at 8:37 am



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Gunfire rang out at a bar in Delaware County overnight Sunday leaving a man in his 20s dead and sending another to the hospital. Police say the double shooting happened at 501 Bar in Chester just after 1 a.m.
Officers rushed the victims to the hospital where one man later died.
CBS3 is told the second victim is in stable condition.
No arrests have been made.

 

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Endangered Missing Person Alert Issued For 31-Year-Old Woman Abducted By Murder Suspect In Chester

The alert says 31-year-old Shameeka Thompson was abducted by 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon.

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Endangered Missing Person Alert Issued For 31-Year-Old Woman Abducted By Murder Suspect In Chester​

By CBS3 StaffAugust 6, 2022 at 7:59 am



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania State police have issued an endangered missing person alert after a 31-year-old woman was abducted by a murder suspect in Chester. Police say Shameeka Thompson was abducted by 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon.
Harmon is wanted for the Aug. 3 murder of Leon Culbreath on the 2100 block of Edgmont Avenue.


(Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)

Police say Harmon kidnapped Thompson on Friday afternoon. Thompson was last seen in the area of West 21st Street in Chester City around 4 p.m.
According to state police, Thompson was abducted by Harmon, who fled in a black 2017 Nissan Sentra with the Delaware license plate 4-1-1-4-4-5. Police believe he’s headed to North Carolina.
State police say Thompson is 5 foot 6, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.


(Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)

She was last seen wearing a Cheetah print shirt with a brown scarf and blue jeans.
“I just want her home. She has kids,” Tanice Campbell, Thompson’s cousin, said. “She has two.”
Campbell says Thompson’s mom broke the news to her.
“I just want her to get home safe,” Campbell said.
Harmon is accused of murdering Culbreath on Wednesday. Investigators believe Thompson was taken in relation to that murder.
Campbell says she doesn’t know anything about Harmon and can’t even imagine what her cousin is going through right now.
“She is scared. I know she scared,” Campbell said. “She don’t know what to think.”
As police continue to search for Thompson, Campbell has a message for the man who took her cousin.
“Just let her come home, let her come home to her kids,” Campbell said.
Police say Harmon should be considered armed and dangerous.
Call the police if you have any information about Thompson or Harmon’s whereabouts.

 

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Security footage shows knife being used in fight that left student injured at Chester High School: source

The fight reportedly began around 10:30 a.m. but as police initially investigated the incident, a weapon was not found.

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Security footage shows knife being used in fight that left student injured at Chester High School: source​

By CBS3 Staff

Updated on: September 1, 2022 / 5:10 PM / CBS Philadelphia









CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- A student was stabbed during a fight involving four people at Chester High School on Thursday morning, sources tell CBS3. The fight reportedly began around 10:30 a.m. but as police initially investigated the incident, a weapon was not found.

A source tells CBS3 police reviewed security footage that shows the knife being used in the fight.

Earlier in the afternoon, a spokesperson with Chester Upland School District told CBS3 the student was being treated for a laceration that was from a can opener.

The school was placed on lockdown for about one hour during the incident report, but the lockdown has since been lifted.

Students were previously scheduled to be off on Friday.


The spokesperson tells Eyewitness News parents were kept updated via email and on social media accounts. School officials are grateful to the school's internal security team who were able to quickly contain the incident after it occurred.

Parents were kept updated via email messages and social media.

Details on potential charges and other details are not available at this time.

No further information is available at this time.

 

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Several hurt after gunfire near Subaru Park in Chester: police

Police claim several people are injured when gunshots rang out in the parking lot of Subaru Park in Chester.

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Several hurt after gunfire near Subaru Park in Chester: police​

By CBS News Philadelphia Staff

May 29, 2023 / 7:46 AM / CBS Philadelphia



CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Several people are injured when gunshots rang out in the parking lot of Subaru Park in Chester, police said.

Officers were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a person shot and multiple others injured.

It's not clear yet exactly how many people are injured or the extent of the injuries.

A few hours before the incident, the Philadelphia Union's affiliate team, Union II, played a 7 p.m. game against Crew II.

 

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8 injured after shooting near Subaru Park

Eight people were injured when gunshots rang outside Subaru Park in Chester on Sunday night.

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8 injured after shooting near Subaru Park​

By Joe Holden, CBS News Philadelphia Staff

May 29, 2023 / 4:19 PM / CBS Philadelphia





CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Eight people were injured after a shooting near Subaru Park in Chester. City of Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky says the shooting happened outside the stadium at West Front and Norris Streets, around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police say a 17-year-old male was shot in the torso and shoulder. He remains hospitalized and in critical condition. The other gunshot victims are between 17 and 18 years old. They have been treated and expected to be OK.

It's still unclear what led to the shooting.

Although the shooting happened outside the stadium, police say it was within line of sight of the stadium, right near Lot A.

Witness information suggests a group of about 100 teens were celebrating the end of the school year and high school graduation when they were ambushed.


Gretzky says that it was first unclear if this was an actual shooting given the amount of calls for fireworks. When they got there, they first found a 17-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the hand.

Jasmine Morales says she was there moments before the gunshots.

"Somebody came from that way shooting," Morales said.

She tells CBS News Philadelphia there were no signs of trouble preceding the shooting, just young people having a good time.


"These were all kids," Morales said. "There were nobody here who were adults who had problems — there's no way they should have come here shooting at these kids."

The shooting happened a few hours after the Philadelphia Union's affiliate team, Union II, played a 7 p.m. game against Crew II. Police say there is no link between activity at the park and the shooting.

The Philadelphia Union issued the following statement:

"We are saddened by the gun violence that took place in Chester at the intersection of Norris and Delaware Street late last night. The events happened several hours after a second team match had ended and occurred in an outer parking lot area on the opposite side of the bridge that had not been open for the game. Anyone with information or questions regarding the investigation should be directed to Chester City Police Department."

No arrests have been made.

Police are urging people who may know anything in relation to this shooting to contact the police department.

 

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Suspect arrested in shooting of tow truck driver in Chester

U.S. Marshals captured the alleged gunman wanted for ambushing a tow truck driver while on the job. It was a crime that shook the city of Chester.

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Suspect arrested in shooting of tow truck driver in Chester​

By Alicia Roberts

June 28, 2023 / 11:30 PM / CBS Philadelphia






PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An attempted murder suspect on the run for more than a year is now behind bars.

U.S. Marshals captured the alleged gunman wanted for ambushing a tow truck driver while on the job. It was a crime that shook the city of Chester.

On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals arrested Jabril Ali in Philadelphia. He faces attempted murder and robbery charges for the May 2022 shooting of tow truck driver Jamie King.

"It was a struggle for a long time," King said.

The father of four was locking up the gate at International Recovery services in Chester City when an orange SUV pulled up. The passenger got out and confronted King about a vehicle he had just towed.

King was shot in the head, chest and stomach. He had to undergo multiple surgeries and re-learn how to walk, talk and eat. A bullet still remains lodged in his brain.


"The trauma and struggle and aggravation," Jamie King said.

"And the pain you know that we have all gone through throughout this process, I mean Jamie is a true miracle," Nicole King, Jamie's wife, said.

Nicole King says the support and prayers from family, friends and even strangers helped her get through the past 13 months, and that she is thankful to the detectives who never gave up.

"You know we were losing hope and we are just so grateful that they didn't stop searching and they found him and were finally able to apprehend him this afternoon," Nicole King said.


Nicole King says what happened has forever changed their family and she is hoping justice will be served.

"He should have a life sentence. Our lives have forever changed and so should his," Nicole King.

 

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Chester officer recovering, suspect dead after shooting amid brief pursuit: officials

A Chester officer is recovering after being shot by a driver following a short pursuit and crash near West 14th Street and Arbor Drive.

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Chester officer recovering, suspect dead after shooting amid brief pursuit: officials​

By Ryan Hughes, Chase Morrison, CBS News Philadelphia Staff

Updated on: February 17, 2024 / 11:25 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer asked the community for prayers Saturday night as questions remain about what happened when an officer was shot amid a short pursuit in Chester.

CBS Philadelphia learned that Officer Steve Byrne, a senior detective with Chester police, is recovering at Crozer-Chester Medical Center following the shooting.

"We are thankful that our hero, our police officer, is doing well," Stollsteimer said.

According to investigators, around 3:30 p.m. Officer Byrne was trying to stop a male driver police said was wanted for a homicide near 9th and Kerlin Streets earlier Saturday.

That led to a brief pursuit, and when the suspect crashed near West 14th Street and Arbor Drive, police said that driver started shooting.




"As he pulled that vehicle over or attempted to pull that vehicle over the driver got out of the car, shooting his gun and firing at the police officer," Stollsteimer said. "The police officer returned fire and the officer was wounded."

CBS Philadelphia was told Byrne was hit in the torso and rushed to the emergency room, where members of the Chester police department gathered Saturday night to support each other. The driver and suspected shooter was also taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.



Earlier in the day, resident Jeff Leins told CBS Philadelphia he heard more than a dozen shots. "Then, I heard shots fired back...I heard maybe about 10 of them," he said.

More than 45 evidence markers covered the ground as multiple police departments responded.




Neighbors in the area said they were surprised by the shooting.

"Because it's quiet," Rebecca Oliver said. "It's always quiet you can hear a pin drop over here even at night."

During a news conference, the Chester City Mayor Stefan Roots called it a sad day and said he's thankful the officer is expected to pull through.

"I will say this to anyone who wants to challenge our police officers when they're in the line of duty, don't," Mayor Roots said. "It turns out in a tragedy like we've seen today."

Police have not released the name of the suspect who died.

Officer Byrne is now the third officer in Delaware County shot in the last 10 days.

 

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Chester police launch homicide investigation after 71-year-old man found dead in home

There's a homicide investigation by Chester police after a man's body was found in a home on Rose Street Friday night.

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Chester police launch homicide investigation after 71-year-old man found dead in home​

By Taleisha Newbill

March 30, 2024 / 6:20 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- Chester City police are involved in an ongoing homicide investigation after finding a man's body at a home Friday night.

Police responded to the 300 block of Rose Street around 10 p.m. for a well-being check where they said they found a 71-year-old man dead. Officials identified the man, who is also the homeowner, as Joseph Wright.

The cause of death is homicide due to the circumstances that were at the scene, police said.

Officials are asking the public for help and if they have any information to contact the Chester City Police Department.

The public is also urged to contact Detective Ryan Stewart at 610-447-8429 or email at rstewart299@chesterpolice.org and CID Detective Dave Tyler at 610-891-4197 or email at tylerd@co.delaware.pa.us.