On the evening of December 18, 2024, 20-year-old Rakeem Iaymir Floyd was shot and killed in the roadway at 221 Southgate Mall in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Witnesses reported a fight occurred just before the gunfire; Floyd was pronounced dead at the scene around 6:45 p.m. He was a father to a young son, Sai’yir DeAndre Floyd, enjoyed rapping and hoped to start a clothing line, and is survived by his parents and siblings.

Investigators quickly identified a person of interest, 32-year-old Joshua Martin Bresnick, and described him as armed and dangerous while asking the public for tips. That search ended on January 3, 2025, when state police executed a warrant at a Buchanan Trail residence in McConnellsburg and took Bresnick into custody without incident; he has been charged with criminal homicide. The motive for the fight and shooting remains under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the December 18 fight near Southgate Mall or has information about what led to this shooting, please share what you know.