On September 29, 2022, 19-year-old Daron Fitzgerald of Darby, Pennsylvania, was shot in the chest during an argument inside a Collingdale apartment and later pronounced dead at Crozer Chester Medical Center at 5:39 p.m. Fitzgerald had arrived with four friends and encountered three other men; an altercation escalated and a 20-year-old from Folcroft, Makigh P. King, produced a handgun and fired. A small silver handgun was later recovered under Fitzgerald’s body.

In the exchange of gunfire, one of Fitzgerald’s companions, 19-year-old Samod Griffith, also discharged a firearm. Investigators recovered six 9mm fired casings near the kitchen doorway and on an outside deck, believed to be from King’s weapon, and two .25 caliber casings inside a bedroom. King was arrested and initially charged with first- and third-degree murder, attempted homicide, and aggravated assault; he later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, firearms offenses, and reckless endangerment and received a three to six year sentence with five years concurrent probation. Griffith has been charged with firearms offenses and is awaiting trial.

Daron is remembered by family for his love of rapping, his son Daron Jr., and spending time with his loved ones. If anyone was in or near the Collingdale apartment that afternoon and saw or heard anything relevant, please share what can help the ongoing case.