Four Years Later, Killer Of Norristown Teen Remains On The Loose

Over four years have passed since the shooting death of Norristown teenager D’Ravious “Ray” Dawkins, and no suspects have been arrested.

Dawkins, 17, was gunned down on March 18, a Friday night, sometime between 10 and 10:30 p.m. on Noble Street, just north of Oak Street.

Police believe he may have been the victim of a robbery.

When Dawkins resisted, he was shot.

He was immediately taken to Montgomery Hospital, but pronounced dead on arrival.

The suspect has been described as a black male in his late teens or early twenties. He’d be in his early to mid twenties today.

An officer responded to a report of people fighting just after 10 p.m.

As he approached down West Elm Street, two vehicles traveling north on Stanbridge Street crossed in front of him, causing him to slam on his brakes.

Media reports at the time suggested that one of those vehicles could have contained the killer.

Dawkins was popular in school, according to reports, and was a member of the JROTC at Norristown Area High School. He was buried in his uniform.

In 2012, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office $5,000 reward was offered for any information that leads to an arrest.

Homicide investigators told the Times Herald at the time that they “felt sure” someone in the community knew the identity of the killer, and asked the public’s help in bringing the killer to justice and easing the suffering of Dawkins’ family: his mother, Dawn Dawkins, and his four sisters, Dominique, 23, D’Yanad’Vonda, 21, D’Lia, 16, and Devyn, 13.

Anyone with any information about the incident or the case is asked to please contact the District Attorney’s office at 610-278-3368.

All tips are anonymous.

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