Arrest Made In Bala Cynwyd New Year's Eve Killing

BALA CYNWYD, PA — A woman charged with first-degree murder and related crimes in connection with a New Year's Eve killing in Bala Cynwyd has been taken into custody.

Samiyah Williams, 24, of Locust Street in Philadelphia, was taken into custody without incident Monday on charges of first-degree and third-degree murder, as well as possessing an instrument of crime in after authorities said she shot and killed 49-year-old Adrionne Reaves on New Year's Eve.

According to authorities, Lower Merion Police showed up to the lobby of the Delwyn Apartments at about 9:55 p.m. at 20 St. Asaphs Road found Reaves dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities found a single 9 mm Luger cartridge case.

Lower Merion and Montgomery County investigators found one of the responding Lower Merion officers was called to the Delwyn Apartments parking lot at 8:29 p.m. that night for a domestic dispute involving Reaves and his fiancé, Joi Furman.

The two told the officer that the dispute was verbal, and they agreed to separate for the night.

After Reaves's death, investigators learned Reaves called his daughter to pick him up after the incident by the nearby Lord & Taylor store.

They then returned to the parking lot of the apartment complex to look for his misplaced keys, where they encountered Joi Furman and her mother, Florence Furman, who showed up after the domestic dispute.

Lobby surveillance video shows the women and Reaves walking through the lobby of the apartment building when Reaves collapses to the floor.

Seconds later, a thin person dressed in black with a dark hood pulled up exits the lobby and leaves the area.

Authorities learned Samiyah Williams is the daughter of Joi Furman. Willliams lives with her grandmother and came with her to the apartment building after Joi Furman called them earlier, saying Reaves "laid hands on her," authorities said.

According to investigators, Williams owns a 9 mm semi-automatic Walther handgun and has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in Philadelphia.

Williams's height and build is the same as the person seen in surveillance video.

Williams was denied bail and had her preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 21, court records show.