$5K Reward Posted For Montco Teen Wanted In Killing: DA

POTTSTOWN, PA — A $5,000 reward has been posted for a teenager wanted in connection with the killing of a man in Pottstown in late August.

Jahme Barnes, 17, faces counts of third-degree murder and attempted murder. Another suspect in the case, 18-year-old Kahseem Williams of Philadelphia, was already arrested on Sept. 1.

The incident occurred in Pottstown on Grant Street at Union Alley at about 10 p.m. on Aug. 28.

Investigators said Barnes, Williams, the victim Dakari Rome, and another 17–year-old boy had been playing the “Orbeez Challenge,” a TikTok challenge involving shooting water beads from an airsoft gun.

The group was together inside an Audi. It’s not yet clear what happened next, but at some point Barnes, who was driving the car, shot the 17-year-old in the hand, police said.

The bullet went through his hand and struck Rome, killing him, according to the DA.

The 17-year-old fled and was shot at by Williams as he escaped, authorities said.

Barnes is 4 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs approximately 115 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, investigators said.

If you have any information, call Pottstown Police at 610-970-6570.