Warren S. McDonald, 33, was shot to death on February 6, 2000, inside the St. James Apartments hallway on East 24th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania. He and 23-year-old Carmen Barnett Jr. were in the hallway when a man they both knew opened fire; Barnett was wounded and survived, while McDonald was killed.

The shooter was Ramon Doss. Doss later pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder in McDonald’s killing and to aggravated assault for wounding Barnett. At a November 2000 sentencing in Delaware County Court, Judge Charles C. Keeler imposed 28 to 60 years in prison, making Doss ineligible for parole until age 52 and setting a maximum term that would end at age 82. Prosecutors noted a long juvenile record and recent releases from jail; family members spoke in court, urging mercy while expressing the pain the shooting caused.

Does anyone have memories of the St. James Apartments or knew Warren McDonald and can share information that might add context to what happened that night?