Man Gets Prison Time For Springfield Mall Shooting

SPRINGFIELD, PA — A Chester man convicted of a shooting at the Springfield Mall in October 2018 was sentenced to prison time Tuesday, according to court documents.

Waheed Jenkins, 31, of Chester, was ordered to serve three and a half to seven years in prison, as well as three years probation after his release.

Jenkins pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person and prohibited possession of a firearm on Tuesday, June 4, court records show.

The shooting occurred at about 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 after an argument between two groups in the parking lot of the mall.

Four vehicles were shot – one of which had a person inside it — in the incident, police said.

No one was hurt in the shooting, but police said one woman was inside a vehicle that was caught in the crossfire.

The female driver was sitting in her vehicle when she heard gunshots, police said. After hearing the shots, she crouched down, opened the driver's door and ran toward the mall. Police said her vehicle was struck by gunfire twice.

Three other vehicles were shot, two of which were parked and unoccupied. Three shots struck these vehicles.

The fourth vehicle, a silver Dodge Grand Caravan, had a rear window shot out. This vehicle was impounded and the driver is a person of interest in the case, according to police.

According to witnesses and surveillance footage, two groups of black men exchanged words inside the mall.

An altercation between the men then broke out and spilled out into the front parking lot, police said.

The two groups went to their vehicles and then started firing at one another.

After the shooting, the silver Nissan Altima exited the mall onto Sproul Road.

Shell casings were recovered from the lot and the area was processed for additional evidence.

The shooting led to the mall's evacuation and closure for the day.

Jenkins turned himself in to police on Nov. 8, 2018.