Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy announced today the arrest of Precious Hamilton, 15, of Crum Lynne (Ridley Township), for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Baseem “Seyven” Baker in Abington Township on Monday, October 6.
According to the report, Abington police responded to a 911 call for an unresponsive person in the 100 block of York Road in Jenkintown at 5:01pm on Monday. Officers found Baker deceased from a gunshot wound on the bedroom floor.
Through a joint homicide investigation which included surveillance videos and interviews, detectives learned that Hamilton had been at the Baker’s family residence since Friday night. On Sunday, October 5, Baseem’s 18-year-old cousin told detectives that Hamilton pulled out a small handgun from her bag and showed that the gun was loaded with live ammunition…