A midday shooting in Chester turned fatal on April 17, 2013. At about 1:30 p.m. near 22nd and Crozer Streets, 21-year-old Demetrius L. Jones, known as Buddy, was shot in the head during what police described as an exchange of gunfire. He was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center and died later that evening. Jones was a Black male.

The gunfire also struck an 82-year-old neighbor, Edith Hardy, who was hit in the neck by a stray bullet while watching television; she was transported to the same hospital in critical condition. Within a day police identified a suspect and issued a warrant for 18-year-old Naim T. Williams on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and illegal possession of a weapon. Court documents say Williams’ mother told investigators her son claimed Jones pulled a gun on him first and that he expressed remorse over the woman being hit.

The shooting occurred amid other shootings in Chester that day, adding to community concern about rising gun violence. Does anyone have information about who witnessed the exchange near 22nd and Crozer Streets that afternoon?