4th suspect arrested in November shooting death of Philadelphia teen

Jahlil Williams was arrested in Atlanta for the killing of Samir Jefferson, 14
Jahlil Williams.
Jahlil Williams. Photo credit U.S. Marshals Service, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — U.S. Marshals said they have arrested the fourth and final murder suspect wanted for killing 14-year-old Samir Jefferson on a North Philadelphia street in November.

Investigators learned the last suspect, 23-year-old Jahlil Williams, was hiding out in a short-term residence in Atlanta, Georgia.

At Tuesday morning around 8 a.m., Georgia State Patrol SWAT members executed a search warrant and arrested Williams.

Philadelphia police said on November 29, Jefferson was ambushed and shot at least ten times while waiting for the bus along Wyoming Avenue in Hunting Park.

Haneef Roberson, 20, was arrested last month in Georgia.

Two other men, Kyair Garnett and Quadir Johnson, were arrested shortly after the shooting.

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