On the evening of November 30, 2025, 19-year-old Hamid Boyd was shot multiple times near the intersection of Powell and Spruce Streets in Norristown, Pennsylvania. First responders took him to a nearby hospital, but he died of his injuries. Investigators recovered 45 fired cartridge casings at the scene.

Authorities say the attack appeared planned and targeted and have linked it to gang activity. Two suspects have been arrested: 18-year-old Mark Fields and a 17-year-old from Philadelphia, both charged with first-degree murder. A third suspect, 20-year-old Ziyker Washington, is wanted on a first-degree murder charge and is considered armed and dangerous; a $5,000 reward has been posted for information leading to his arrest. Police say surveillance footage and witness interviews place the three together at an apartment before the shooting, and that they departed in a white Chevrolet Cruze later found abandoned in King of Prussia. A social media post allegedly showed the three with a firearm and a message aimed at Boyd’s gang, identified as The Ave; the suspects are said to be affiliated with a rival group called 1200.

Boyd is remembered as a talented basketball player reportedly scouted by Division 1 programs and as a devoted father to a two-year-old daughter. His family says he was simply walking to the store when he was killed. If anyone has information about Ziyker Washington or the events that led to Boyd’s death, please come forward.