Dakari Jermel Rome, 25, of Pottstown, was shot in the chest and died at Pottstown Hospital on August 28, 2022. The shooting occurred in the 100 block of Grant Street in Pottstown and was ruled a homicide. A 19-year-old woman from Philadelphia, Jahme Barnes, was identified as responsible; she was 17 at the time of the incident and later admitted to recklessly handling a firearm during what was described as a botched robbery attempt.

She pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related charges and faces a potential prison term of 12 to 25 years to be set by a judge. A 17-year-old male was also wounded in the hand.

Dakari’s death has deeply affected his family and the community, and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.