Arrest Made In 'Tragic' Killing Of DelCo Smoke Shop Employee
Police have arrested the suspect wanted for killing a smoke shop employee in Delaware County last week, authorities said.
Shawn Williams, 39, of Chester, is facing homicide charges in the murder of Sameer Abdullah, Ridley Township police said Tuesday.
Abdullah, an employee of Empire Smoke Shop & Phones, located at 1418 Chester Pike in Crum Lynne, was shot and killed inside the store Friday morning, police said.
He was shot multiple times with a revolver in the upper body at close range, according to police.
Investigators gathered evidence that linked Williams to the crime, they s…
Four Hospitalized In Weekend Chester Shootings
Two separate shootings in Chester on Sunday left four people hospitalized, including a 14-year-old boy, authorities in Delaware County said.
Officers responded to a business on 10th and Upland Streets around 6:10 p.m., where they discovered a 14-year-old boy shot in the head, according to the City of Chester Police Department.
While rendering aid to the boy, additional officers found a second gunshot victim, police said.
The second victim, identified as 24-year-old Diondre Jones, was shot in the shoulder, police said.
Both victims were rushed to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where the 14…
