Pernell Simmons was 35 and from Carbondale, Pennsylvania when he was shot multiple times in the chest and died at the Fallbrook Street Apartment complex on August 8, 2022. The Lackawanna County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. Surveillance footage showed Simmons approach a car shortly before the shooting. Witnesses said Simmons and two unidentified minors had driven to Carbondale’s West Side Park for a drug deal that went wrong.

Investigators recovered a spent 9MM Luger casing and traced the car’s ownership to Taaj Qaadir Blan, 21, of Moosic. Blan and his mother, Margaret Del Castillo, 46, were arrested on charges arising from the incident. The Simmons family, including his parents and widow, testified about the impact of his death during later proceedings.

If anyone knew Pernell’s movements that day or saw the car involved, please share what was seen.