On November 25, 2021, 25-year-old Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was killed by a stray bullet while eating Thanksgiving dinner with his family at his home on the 1100 block of Arch Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A bullet came through a window and struck him in the torso; he was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead. He was not involved in any dispute that day.

Investigators tied the shooting to an earlier confrontation on the 100 block of Haws Avenue, where a disagreement over missing alcohol followed the removal of three men from a Thanksgiving party. Authorities say one of those involved, after returning to the scene, fired multiple shots; one shot entered Moctezuma’s home. Kevon Clarke, Savian Creary, and Tymere Parker were later arrested and charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and related offenses. Parker was found with an unregistered 9mm handgun when arrested.

Moctezuma’s family lost a young man during what should have been a family celebration. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events on Haws Avenue that day, please come forward.