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3 Men Given Consecutive Life Terms for 2023 North Philly Playground Shooting

Prosecutors signal further arrests in an open case.

Overview

  • Tyyon Bates, Quaza Lopez, and Eric Reid were convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, firearms offenses, and four counts of reckless endangerment tied to children seen fleeing the gunfire.
  • Common Pleas Judge Glenn Bronson sentenced each man to three consecutive life terms plus an additional 24 to 48 years in state custody.
  • The Aug. 11, 2023 attack at Eighth and Diamond Streets killed Nyreese Moore, Nassir Folk, and Isaiah Williams and wounded a 23-year-old man.
  • Investigators reported 107 pieces of ballistic evidence and surveillance footage from the recreation center and nearby lots that linked the men to the scene; Lopez was on house arrest with a non–real-time ankle monitor, and Bates was captured by U.S. Marshals after 18 months on the run.
  • A jury acquitted Sufyann Kinslow, a jury deadlocked on charges against Tynel Love with a retrial planned, and prosecutors say they intend to charge two more people.