Two murder fugitives have actually been apprehended in relation to the September 2022 murder of 17-year-old Teryn Johnson who was walking her dog. New information reveal she was 9-weeks pregnant at the time.
On Friday, March 10 at around 11:45 a.m. members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, together with Montgomery County SWAT and Upper Merion Police, apprehended Halim Evans, 20, and Jamel King, 29.
U.S. Marshals got info that the desired suspects lay at a hotel in King of Prussia. A vehicle the suspects were thought to be running was found at around 9:15 a.m. and monitoring revealed both suspects existed.
Evans and King were apprehended without event in the 500 block of Dekalb Pike in a joint arrest operation.
Homicide warrants were provided for their arrests in February 2023.
17-year-old Johnson was shot and killed while she was walking a dog with a friend in the Frankford area of Northeast Philadelphia.
She was shot in the chest along the 5300 block of Horrocks Street, cops said.
According to private investigators, she and another lady were walking a lap dog quickly prior to 9 p.m. and dropped in a corner store.
Afterward, the women observed a gray Dodge Challenger following them – very first on Bridge Street, then onto Horrocks Street, a more suburb, cops said.
Investigators said they made eye contact with somebody in a car and after that somebody within fired 6 chance ats them. No words were exchanged, cops said.
Johnson – who resided in the surrounding Oxford Circle area – was struck 2 times, cops said. She tried to escape however collapsed. Officers hurried Johnson to the healthcare facility where she passed away a brief time later on.
The other lady was unimpaired, cops said. The dog escaped and hasn’t been discovered.
Authorities think the attack was targeted however have actually not revealed an intention at this time.
