Montgomery County community remembers gunshot victim; calls for end to violence
Montgomery County community remembers gunshot victim; calls for end to violence
The Ardmore community came together to remember the life of a man who was killed and to call for an end to violence that is plaguing the region.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - The Ardmore community came together to remember the life of a man who was killed in what was, police say, a gun deal gone bad, and to call for an end to violence that is plaguing the region.
19-year-old Layth Evans was
fatally shot near the community center while sitting in his car on July 10. Community members came together at Zion Baptist Church to pray.
By Anne McCormick
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Micah Colbert, 19, of Ardmore, and Elijah Smith, 21, of Philadelphia, were arrested Sunday in the murder of 19-year-old Layth Evans of Philadelphia.
Police say Evans was found slumped behind the wheel of his vehicle parked in the 100 block of Ardmore Avenue. He was found shot in the face and pronounced dead at an area hospital.
According to several neighbors, a woman walking her dog found Evans in the vehicle around 3 p.m.
Elijah Smith
On Saturday around 3 p.m., police responded to 122 Ardmore Avenue for a report of an unconscious man in a car. When they arrived they found 19-year-old Layth Evans of Philadelphia in the driver’s seat of a Nissan suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dorian Harris
Investigators found $500 cash on the driver’s side floorboard as well as a spent Hornady 9mm shell casing from the backseat floor of the car. Investigators determined two men arranged a meeting with Evans in order to buy a “ghost gun” from him. A “ghost gun” is a firearm assembled from parts and is untraceable since it does not have a serial number.
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2 charged with murder in botched ghost gun transaction in Ardmore, DA says
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2 charged with murder in deadly ghost gun transaction in Ardmore, DA says
Two men were charged with murder and one man is facing weapons charges following a deadly botched ghost gun transaction in Ardmore. FOX 29 s Chris O Connell has more.
ARDMORE, Pa - Prosecutors say two men are facing murder charges after a Philadelphia man was shot and killed inside a car in Ardmore during a botched ghost gun transaction.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele on Sunday said 19-year-old Micah Colbert and 21-year-old Elijah Smith have been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery and related charges in the shooting death of 19-year-old Layth Evans.