Police Sources: 14-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots 79-Year-Old Man In Head While Sitting In Backseat Of His Car
CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- A teenage boy is wanted in the shooting death of a grandfather who was gunned down while driving. Officials say 14-year-old Zhafir Tinsley-Jones shot and killed 79-year-old Robert Womack, just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, in the area of 3rd Street and Highland Avenue in Chester.
The entire incident began with a shooting in Chester, which was followed by a crash in Trainer about a half-mile away. That's where Womack, who managed to drive a few blocks despite being shot in the back of the head, crashed into three cars before landing right in front of a park.
Police sources say Zhafir was sitting in the back of Womack's car when he shot him in the head on Wednesday evening.
Chester police say Womack was driving with his 18-year-old grandson and another 17-year-old when he was shot in the head. Neither teen was hurt. Police say the 17-year-old was wearing a bulletproof vest, but they don't believe it is related to the shooting in any way.
It isn't clear what the motive behind the shooting is, but investigators found several shell casings and at least one car struck by gunfire near 3rd Street and Highland Avenue where the altercation between the two began.
Neighbors say there were a number of people walking on the street and children playing in the adjacent park when the Chevy Impala crashed.
"At first I heard gunshots, then I heard sirens," Natisha Moore said. "I was thinking to myself you never hear sirens, then gunshots, unless the cops are shooting at somebody. Then I heard three big booms and everybody running and then I saw the car turned around facing us."
Police have issued a warrant for Zhafir. He faces homicide charges and will be tried as an adult when he's captured.
The Trainer Police Department is investigating the crash, while Chester police are in charge of the homicide investigation.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Zhafir, contact Detective Joseph McFate at 610-447-8428 or Detective Vincent Ficchi at 610-891-4681.
CBS3's Alecia Reid reports.
