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15-Year-Old Charged With Third-Degree Murder in Jenkintown Teen’s Fatal Shooting

Prosecutors point to iPad footage showing the suspect dry-firing a revolver the day before as key evidence.

Overview

  • Montgomery County prosecutors charged Precious Hamilton, 15, with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm by a minor, and carrying a firearm without a license.
  • Hamilton was charged as an adult and is being held at the Montgomery County Youth Center as she awaits arraignment and a preliminary hearing.
  • Police found 17-year-old Baseem “Seyven” Baker dead from a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom on the 100 block of York Road in Jenkintown.
  • Investigators say a video and photo recovered from Baker’s iPad show Hamilton holding a small-caliber handgun and dry-firing it out of a window on Sunday.
  • Officials report Baker’s mother left the apartment around 2:40 p.m. Monday and returned less than two hours later to find him unresponsive, and the coroner ruled the manner of death a homicide.