He was declared dead on the porch by the fire department, lying exactly where he collapsed after someone drove up and opened fire, ending his life in a burst of violence that neighbors say shattered an otherwise ordinary Friday morning. Hours earlier, the victim had been involved in a heated argument with the mother of his children, a dispute that drew concern but didn’t appear to foreshadow anything like what would come next. Police were quick to clarify that she was not the shooter.
But someone else arrived at the home on 32nd Street North in Collegeville shortly after she left, someone who knew enough to pull up, step out, and fire without hesitation.The victim never made it off the porch. When the gunfire stopped, he collapsed where he stood, mortally wounded. Neighbors heard the sharp cracks of gunshots around 10 a.m., followed by frantic voices and the distant wail of sirens growing closer.
Within minutes, patrol cars, firefighters, and medics filled the block as crime scene tape went up and officers began piecing together the chain of events.Witnesses told police they saw a vehicle speeding away just after the shots were fired. Officers canvassing the area quickly spotted a car matching that description and conducted a traffic stop before it could get far.
The driver was detained for questioning, and investigators began working to determine whether the person behind the wheel was the gunman or connected to the shooting in another way.Detectives spent the next several hours collecting shell casings, reviewing doorbell camera footage, and interviewing neighbors. Meanwhile, loved ones of the victim gathered at the edge of the scene, stunned and grieving, trying to understand how a morning that began with an argument ended with a life lost so quickly and violently.
