On the evening of October 20, 2025, 18-year-old Rakeeb Jaqai Watson was shot and killed near North 18th and Park Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, around 6 p.m. Witnesses say a man approached Watson and two others and a confrontation began; when a juvenile tried to intervene the man stepped back, drew a handgun from his waistband, and opened fire. Watson died at the scene and the Dauphin County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.

Witnesses identified 32-year-old Javar Dejuan Geter as the shooter. After the shooting Geter fled but turned himself in to Harrisburg Police on October 21, 2025. He was arrested and held at Dauphin County Prison without bail on charges including murder, carrying a firearm without a license, and recklessly endangering another person. Court records show prior felony convictions for aggravated assault and weapons offenses. Geter is also linked by investigators to another fatal shooting and carjacking that same night; the other victim was identified as 31-year-old Corey Hartz, who died days later.

Family and friends remember Rakeeb as a smart, athletic young man who played piano and practiced Jiu-Jitsu and Karate. He was a beloved older brother to a younger sister and two younger brothers; his family has organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Rakeeb that might help the case, please come forward.