Claywaun Bender was 17 when he was shot the night of December 30, 2015, in the first block of South 17th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Police were called about 8:30 p.m.; they found him with a single gunshot wound and he was taken to Hershey Medical Center, where he later died. The killing was reported as Harrisburg’s last homicide of 2015.

Reports describe the shooting as occurring inside or around a residence on South 17th Street, with officers arriving after gunfire was reported. Investigators recovered two firearms and heroin at the scene; those items were later included in the charges against the person accused of the killing. Claywaun’s obituary called him Clay and noted he was a Harrisburg high school student who enjoyed football, basketball, and time with friends and cousins.

Detectives arrested Jonmere Armonn Pryor shortly after 2 p.m. on January 7, 2016; news reports identified Pryor as a teenager and said he was charged with criminal homicide and tampering with evidence, plus additional counts related to possession with intent to deliver heroin and carrying a firearm without a license. Reporting confirms the arrest and charges but does not provide clear public details on any later trial outcome, plea, conviction, or sentence.

Did anyone in Harrisburg know Claywaun or have information about what happened that night?