Trial Set In August For 3 Men Charged In Phoenixville Murder

PHOENIXVILLE — A trial date is set for a trio charged with the December 2020 fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man, who was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen of his Phoenixville residence.
Judge Analisa Sondergaard set the trial to begin on Aug. 16 in the Chester County Justice Center.
Ira Solomon was shot in the head at 12:52 p.m. Dec. 29, 2020 during a robbery at his home in the 400 block of Dayton Street, according to investigators.
He died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to medical authorities. Arrested were:

• Raheem Pinder, 46, of Pottstown, who is in Chester County Prison without bail on charges of first-degree murder, robbery and related charges;
• Dayon Pinder, 44, of West Chester, who is in the state Correctional Institution at Houtzdale, charged in this case with second-degree murder, robbery and related charges;
• Nathaniel Pinder, 49, of Philadelphia, is in Delaware County Prison without bail on charges of second-degree murder, robbery and related charges.

First and second-degree murder carry mandatory life sentences. Police said Raheem Pinder deliberately killed Solomon after all three suspects staged a robbery.

According to the police complaint:

• Police found two 9mm shell casings in the kitchen and another projectile in a nearby bathroom. A miniature baseball bat was beside the victim’s body, and a cell phone was in the victim’s waistband. No gun was found at the scene.
• Police spoke to a witness in the area who described hearing gunshots between 11:50 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
• A witness told police he had previously introduced Dayon and Nathaniel Pinder to the victim.
• The acquaintance told the police that on the day of the murder, the Pinders accused him of owing them money, and Raheem Pinder pulled a semiautomatic handgun and pointed it at him.