Jefferson Shackford, a 39-year-old Black man known as Creek, was found wounded late on April 14, 2024, near City Avenue and Cardinal Avenue in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, close to Saint Joseph’s University. He had been living unhoused in Northwest Philadelphia and was pronounced dead at Lankenau Medical Center after medics discovered gunshot wounds to his side and arm.

Investigators say a 911 caller, Tyreese Quinerley of Philadelphia, told police he had almost struck Shackford with a green Chevrolet Express van and stopped to help. Surveillance footage and witness accounts later showed Quinerley’s van driving erratically, a person matching his appearance firing two shots into the van, and Quinerley dragging Shackford from the vehicle and leaving him on the sidewalk. Detectives recovered a phone belonging to Quinerley near the body and found his phone had been in contact with Shackford’s phone the day before; Quinerley also referred to Shackford by the nickname Creek during the 911 call.

An arrest warrant for Quinerley was issued April 16, 2024, and he surrendered that day and was charged with first-degree murder and related firearm offenses. The prosecution said the evidence showed a shooting inside the van and an attempt to make the scene look like a chance discovery. Did anyone in the area know Shackford or see the van that night who hasn’t spoken to investigators?