Police in Northeast Philadelphia have made two arrests in connection with a New Year's Day shooting that left two men dead and one injured. Cara Williams-Reeves, 44, and Tyriq Williams, 21, have been charged with murder and related offenses, authorities announced on Friday.
The victims were identified as Luis Colon, 51, who died from multiple gunshot wounds, and Quadir Tull, 21, who was also fatally shot. A 21-year-old man sustained a non-fatal hand wound during the violent confrontation. The shooting occurred at Colon's home in the 7100 block of Oakland Street on Thursday morning.
According to investigators, Williams-Reeves and another woman had allegedly assaulted Colon's wife and stepdaughter on the front lawn before Tull and Tyriq Williams arrived with firearms. A heated exchange ensued, resulting in a shootout between the two groups. The bullets also hit a parked car and entered a nearby residence, causing chaos in the neighborhood.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and screams for help as they watched the scene unfold outside Colon's home. Amy Smith, who lives near the site, described seeing Colon lying on the ground with his wife and stepdaughter standing over him after the shooting.
The suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored Chrysler 300, leaving investigators to review security footage to piece together the events surrounding the deadly confrontation.
The victims were identified as Luis Colon, 51, who died from multiple gunshot wounds, and Quadir Tull, 21, who was also fatally shot. A 21-year-old man sustained a non-fatal hand wound during the violent confrontation. The shooting occurred at Colon's home in the 7100 block of Oakland Street on Thursday morning.
According to investigators, Williams-Reeves and another woman had allegedly assaulted Colon's wife and stepdaughter on the front lawn before Tull and Tyriq Williams arrived with firearms. A heated exchange ensued, resulting in a shootout between the two groups. The bullets also hit a parked car and entered a nearby residence, causing chaos in the neighborhood.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and screams for help as they watched the scene unfold outside Colon's home. Amy Smith, who lives near the site, described seeing Colon lying on the ground with his wife and stepdaughter standing over him after the shooting.
The suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored Chrysler 300, leaving investigators to review security footage to piece together the events surrounding the deadly confrontation.
this is so senseless, two innocent lives lost on new year's day ... like what's the point of all these gunshots and violence 
can't we just live in peace for one day? 
I'm still trying to process how a heated argument escalated into a full-blown shootout... it's just crazy 
and what really gets me is that a family was torn apart by something like this 
like, what would you do if your family member got hurt or worse in a senseless shooting? 
I'm all for standing up against violence but can't we find better ways to resolve our issues than taking lives? 
. It's just so heartbreaking for the Colon family, who didn't deserve to lose their loved one like that. And what's with all these young people carrying guns around? It's like they think it's a game or something. I'm just worried about our kids growing up in a world where violence is so normalized 
. We need to do better as a community, come together and find ways to prevent this kind of thing from happening again 
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. It's so frustrating that it took multiple people to hurt someone and now their lives will never be the same 
. The fact that there was a confrontation on the front lawn before things escalated is crazy - can you imagine walking out of your house to find someone yelling at you or your family? 
It's like, what were they thinking?! 
Anyway, I hope the victims' families get some justice and support 
. The cops are just going to arrest a couple of random people, slap 'em with some charges and call it a day. I mean, where's the justice in that? 
This is just devastating... can you imagine coming home from New Year's celebrations to find your family member brutally shot on your own front lawn? The thought of those women standing over Luis Colon, his wife and stepdaughter, with their loved one lying lifeless in front of them is heart-wrenching. It's clear that the violence escalated quickly into a deadly confrontation 
. These young lives were cut short in an instant, leaving behind families and friends who will never be the same again 
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... it's just so frustrating. And the fact that these suspects were carrying around guns in broad daylight? Come on, what's next? Carrying them around to a family party or something? 
Did you know that the majority of murders in Philly (like, 75%) are committed with a firearm? 
I'm also thinking about the stats on car thefts in Philly... like, every hour there's another one reported! 
Anyways, it's crazy to think about all these numbers and how they're connected to our daily lives 
. And to think they had to flee in their car, leaving behind all this destruction... it's just not right. The police are doing a great job investigating, but I hope justice is served ASAP 
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. Anyway, it's good that the police were able to catch these guys and bring them to justice 
. At least some semblance of order can be restored in the community