Late in the night on Sept. 20, 2025, 37-year-old Mayo Whitaker was found bleeding at the 1400 block of West Congress Street in Chester due to a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.
Detectives found eight spent shell casings at the scene that were determined to be from the same 9 millimeter handgun, which was allegedly used by 24-year-old Ishaad Maultsby, according to court documents.
Maultsby was arraigned on first-degree murder and related charges on Tuesday. According to the criminal complaint, Maultsby told a witness a week after the shooting that Whitaker was not his intended target…