On the evening of June 30, 2024, 17-year-old Zaheem Sabree was found on the 100 block of East 24th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Police had responded to reports of gunfire around 6:40 p.m.; Sabree was taken to a nearby medical center but was pronounced dead. He was an honor student and a standout on the Chester High School football team, remembered by the Chester Upland School District as a dedicated athlete and friend who had been looking forward to his senior year.

The Chester Police Department opened an investigation. In January 2025 police arrested 18-year-old Jesse Allen Jr., charging him with first-degree murder and related offenses in connection with Sabree’s death. Prosecutors allege Allen organized an ambush aimed at Tyjohn Walker-Jones and recruited Sabree; a shootout during that confrontation reportedly left Sabree dead, and Allen was charged under a theory of transferred intent. The case was scheduled to move forward toward trial.

Did anyone in the Chester community know Zaheem or have information about the events on East 24th Street that evening?