Delco Man Gets Life For Fatal 2015 Shooting

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — A Delaware County man convicted of killing a man in 2015 was sentenced to life in prison recently, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.

Vincent Clark, 28, of Chester, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole followed by 8-and-a-half to 17 years in state prison for fatally shooting 33-year-old Michael Collier outside of a home on the 200 block of Engle Street in Chester on May 31, 2015.

Clark was convicted on Friday, Jan. 11, of first-degree murder in addition to firearms charges including person not to possess a firearm and firearms not to be carried without a license.

On Sunday, May 31, at 9:46 p.m., Chester Police were called to the area of 3rd and Engle Streets for the report of a shooting.

Upon arrival, a man, who was later identified as Collier, was found bleeding profusely from multiple gunshot wounds, in front of a residence on the 200 block of Engle Street.

Collier was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation into the homicide was immediately launched and the crime scene was processed.

As the result of the investigation, along with the witness testimony from five individuals, it was confirmed that on the evening of May 31, 2015, Clark ambushed the Collier and shot at him 15 times.

“We commend the many hours of hard work by Chester Police Detective Victor Heness, CID Detective Thomas Scarpato, the Chester Police Department and Assistant District Attorney Michelle Thurstlic-O'Neill, whose excellent prosecutorial skills resulted in a first-degree murder conviction in this case,” said District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland. “Mr. Clark now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for gunning down the victim in a residential neighborhood and leaving him for dead in the street,” said District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland. “While we know that that a guilty verdict will not undo the trauma this act of violence has caused to his family, as the result of excellent team work, this individual will spend the rest of his life facing the consequences of his actions.”