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Police searching for 14-year-old suspect in homicide of elderly man

By Marcus Espinoza
Updated  January 31, 2020 9:18am EST
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FOX 29 Philadelphia

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CHESTER CITY, Pa. - Police in Chester City are searching for a 14-year-old boy who they believe shot and killed a 79-year-old man in his car Wednesday evening.

According to authorities, Zhafir Tinsley-Jones fatally shot Robert Womack in the back of head on 3rd Street and Highland Avenue just before 5 p.m. 

Police say Womack was driving with his two grandsons in the car when Tinsley-Jones noticed one of the passengers whom he had a falling out with. Tinsley-Jones allegedly fired 10 shots at the car and hit the Womack in the back of the head. 

The passengers jumped out of the car during the gunfire. Womack continued to drive onto 3rd Street and Wilcox Street where he hit multiple cars before losing consciousness. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police believe the suspect had a problem with one of the grandchildren in the backseat.

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Police reportedly received calls for both a shooting and an accident in the Trainer Borough of Chester City. They were later able to link the two incidents and peg Tinsley-Jones as a suspect.

Investigators urge anyone with information on Tinsley-Jones' whereabouts to contact police or call Detective McFate at 610-477-8428.

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