PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Chester County authorities have charged five people in a fatal stabbing at a home in Coatesville last month. Four suspects are in custody, but police are still searching for the fifth.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced charges against 19-year-old Hyovannie Gonzalez-Declet, 20-year-old Dorreon Miller, 21-year-old Marcus Culclasure, 19-year-old Joseph Lancella, and 17-year-old Shirron Jones-Allen in connection with the fatal stabbing of Alex Camacho on June 29.
Police found Camacho in a home on Virginia Avenue with a large laceration down his backside. Medics took him to the hospital, where he died later that evening.
Officials said surveillance video and doorbell camera footage show the suspects following Camacho and another person to the home, and Lancella pulling a knife from his waistband. According to authorities, the defendants held and beat Camacho while Lancella stabbed him before they all ran away.
Everyone but Gonzalez-Declet is in police custody. Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said he “has ties to other states,” though he did not specify which ones.
Investigators have not revealed a motive. Anyone with information on Gonzalez-Declet’s whereabouts should contact the Coatesville City Police Department at 610-384-2300 or Chester County Detectives at 610-344-6866.