Kyle Dexter Watson was 28 when he was killed in Chester, Pennsylvania, on the morning of January 22, 2017. Police were called to 6th and Magnolia Streets about 4:50 a.m. for a person down; officers found Watson with an apparent gunshot wound to the head and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother, Joanne Gaitwood, said he had called her around 1:00 a.m. that night to check on her, the last time she heard his voice, and later believed he had been shot in the back of the head and left in the street.

Family remembered him as a devoted son, brother, father, and friend and described him as a young father of four. Investigators treated the death as a homicide but did not publicly identify a suspect in the immediate aftermath. Watson’s mother later suggested his recent acquaintances in Chester might be related to the killing, although reports did not name them as suspects or show charges.

The City of Chester and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office offered up to a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about Kyle’s death is asked to contact the tips line through the Citizens Crime Commission.