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Cleven Pender, an 18-year-old from Chester, Pennsylvania, was shot and killed on October 18, 1999 during what investigators described as a robbery gone wrong. Saunders, who was armed, told the others he planned to rob the person selling marijuana to Davis; when Pender tried to back away, Saunders shot him in the chest and Pender died at the scene.

The investigation resulted in the arrest and conviction of Shawn Saunders on charges including second-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy, and possession of an unlicensed firearm. Saunders was sentenced on March 9, 2001, to life imprisonment. The killing had a deep impact on Pender’s family, friends, and the Chester community.

Did anyone who knew Cleven or who was in that neighborhood on October 18, 1999 notice anything that could add detail to the timeline?