2 Guilty In Killing Of Teenage Boy's Southwest Philadelphia Killing

PHILADELPHIA — Two men have been convicted of murder and related crimes in connection with the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old boy in April 2020.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Unit said Saedair Lindsey, 22, and Tyrek McWilliams, 30, have been convicted for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tahj Williams and wounding of two other teenagers in Southwest Philadelphia.

Lindsey and McWilliams were found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder, conspiracy, two counts each of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, and related firearm charges after just one day of deliberations.

The shooting occurred the afternoon of April 23, 2020, in Southwest Philadelphia.

According to surveillance video obtained by investigators, Lindsey and McWilliams waited in hiding before ambushing Williams in front of a store located near the intersection of 65th Street and Dicks Avenue.

Two other teenage boys with Williams at the time of the shooting were wounded.

Philadelphia police took Williams to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police obtained additional surveillance footage from multiple locations including Real Time Crime Center street cameras, private residences, and storefronts, enabling the identification of the shooters as they fled the crime scene.

Lindsey was subsequently arrested on Sept. 14, 2020, and his co-conspirator, McWilliams, was arrested about one month later.

McWilliams's cell phone contents further implicated the two in the shooting.

A motive for the shooting is not clear, but investigators determined that the ambush was a case of mistaken identity.

Lindsey and McWilliams were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Nov. 28.