UPDATE: A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Jason Raiford over the weekend in New Kensington. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said Friday that Avian Molter was arrested by Jeanette police after a traffic violation led to a brief chase. Molter was a passenger in the vehicle. Two others, Elijah Gray and Da’Montae Brooks, remain at large. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the New Kensington Police Department. UPDATE: A fourth person was arrested Thursday as police continued to investigate the death of Jason Raiford in New Kensington, Westmoreland County. Raquan Carpenter, of Pittsburgh, is charged with murder, robbery, aggravated assault, conspiracy and carrying a firearm without a license, according to a statement from District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s office. “This individual was known to us, but not immediately identified. Earlier today, he was quickly identified and arrested by the New Kensington Police Department and Westmoreland County detectives,” the statement said. Ziccarelli said police are still looking for Elijah Gary (aka “Mono” of New Kensington, and Da’Montae Brooks (aka “Bud”) and Avian Molter (aka “Shisty”), both of Fayette County. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or New Kensington police at 724-339-7534. PREVIOUS: Three teenagers were in custody Wednesday, charged in connection with a fatal shooting, and the District of Westmoreland County a The attorney said authorities were still looking for three more suspects. Watch the breaking news report from New Kensington: Click the video player above. The victim, identified as Jason Raiford , was found outside an apartment complex on Fifth Avenue in New Kensington around 2:30 Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday, five people were charged with criminal homicide, second-degree murder , two counts of robbery, aggravated assault, conspiracy cr iminal and possession of a firearm by a minor, District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said in a news release. they identified the defendants as Da’Monte Brooks, Elijah Gary, Jonathan Felder, Avian Molter and Braedon Dickinson. The prosecutor said additional charges were filed against 14-year-old Amir Kennedy, including second-degree murder, two counts of robbery, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. Dickinson, 14, was in custody and arraigned Wednesday afternoon, and Felder, 17. , was arrested later in the afternoon. Video from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 showed a third person, who police later confirmed was Kennedy, being taken to the New Kensington police station Wednesday evening. Ziccarelli said anyone who knows the whereabouts of Gary (aka “Mono” from New Kensington, or Brooks (aka “Bud”) and Molter (aka “Shiesty”), both of Fayette County, to call 911 or New Kensington Police at 724-339-7534 Wednesday night some news Members of the Kensington community organized a rally to “Stop the Violence” following the recent shooting. “Who can imagine being 39 years old and being killed by a 14-year-old,” said Tasha Williams. “That has to be tragic. not only for the victim’s family but for the k IDs involved. It’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen,” David Trent with Chosen Generation Ministry led the rally and said they will meet every night until they see change. “Very sad because, every time you see a capable 14-year-old. to pull a trigger and do the devastation that we heard happened to this one young man, you know our society is in deep trouble,” said Trent. “I’m going to be out here every day until God says stop. I hope this movement becomes a movement and starts to grow.” “If you know them personally, please encourage them to turn themselves in to the nearest law enforcement agency,” Ziccarelli said in the statement. The individuals may be armed and may be dangerous, so we ask the public to remain vigilant.” Authorities said the investigation was ongoing.
NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania —
UPDATE: A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Jason Raiford over the weekend in New Kensington.
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said Friday that Avian Molter was arrested by Jeanette police after a traffic violation led to a brief chase. Molter was a passenger in the vehicle.
Two others, Elijah Gray and Da’Montae Brooks, remain at large. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the New Kensington Police Department.
UPDATE: A fourth person was arrested Thursday as police continued to investigate the death of Jason Raiford in New Kensington, Westmoreland County.
Raquan Carpenter, of Pittsburgh, is charged with murder, robbery, aggravated assault, conspiracy and carrying a firearm without a license, according to a statement from District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s office.
“This individual was known to us, but not immediately identified. Earlier today, he was quickly identified and arrested by New Kensington and Westmoreland County Police Department detectives,” the statement said.
Ziccarelli said police are still looking for Elijah Gary (aka “Mono”) of New Kensington and Da’Montae Brooks (aka “Bud”) and Avian Molter (aka “Shisty”), both of the county of Fayette.Anyone who knows her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or New Kensington police at 724-339-7534.
PREVIOUS: Three teenagers were in custody Wednesday, charged in a fatal shooting, and the Westmoreland County district attorney said authorities were still looking for three more suspects.
Watch the breaking news report from New Kensington – click the video player above.
The victim, identified as Jason Raiford, was found outside an apartment complex on Fifth Avenue in New Kensington around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Five people were charged Tuesday with criminal homicide, second-degree murder, two counts of robbery, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and possession of a firearm by a minor, District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said in a press release.
Ziccarelli identified the defendants as Da’Monte Brooks, Elijah Gary, Jonathan Felder, Avian Molter and Braedon Dickinson.
The prosecutor said additional charges were filed against 14-year-old Amir Kennedy, including second-degree murder, two counts of robbery, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy.
Dickinson, 14, was arrested and arraigned Wednesday afternoon, and Felder, 17, was arrested later that afternoon.
Video from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 showed a third person, who police later confirmed was Kennedy, being taken to the New Kensington police station Wednesday evening.
Ziccarelli said anyone who knows the whereabouts of Gary (aka “Mono” of New Kensington, or Brooks (aka “Bud”) and Molter (aka “Shisty”), both of Fayette County , are asked to call 911 or New Kensington police at 724-339-7534.
On Wednesday night, some members of the New Kensington community held a rally to “Stop the Violence,” following the recent shooting.
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Stop the gathering of violence in New Kensington now. This is after the shooting death of Jason Raiford. He was shot outside an apartment. building on Sunday Six suspects, two arrested so far: a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old. Five of the suspects are teenagers. @WTAE pic.twitter.com/vrHb78fHut
— Tori Yorgey (@toriyorgeywtae) July 6, 2022
“Who imagines getting to 39 years old and being killed by a 14-year-old,” said Tasha Williams. “This has to be tragic not only for the victim’s family, but for the children involved. It’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen.”
David Trent with Chosen Generation Ministry led the rally and said they will rally every night until they see change.
“Very sad because any time you see a 14-year-old able to pull a trigger and do the devastation that we felt happened to this young man, you know our society is in deep trouble,” Trent said. “I’m going to be here every day until God says stop. I hope this movement becomes a movement and starts to grow.”
“If you know them personally, please encourage them to turn themselves in to the nearest law enforcement agency,” Ziccarelli said in the statement. “These people may be armed and dangerous, so we ask the public to remain vigilant.”
Authorities said the investigation was ongoing.
