Melvin “Cutty” Barrett, a 27-year-old Black / African American man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed by gunfire on May 23, 2008. His death is recorded as a fatal shooting and is described in memorial records as part of a violent night in Chester rather than an isolated medical event. The memorial links to a local news headline published the following day, Chester man dead after violent night, but does not supply a detailed police narrative, precise location, or sequence of the shooting.

The case is remembered publicly through a memorial entry rather than a documented courtroom resolution. If anyone knew Melvin Barrett, his movements that night, or has information about what happened in Chester on May 23, 2008, please share what is known.