Tylee Williams-Clark, a 21-year-old male from Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, died after he was shot in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022. Online sources describe him as a young father, the oldest son of Dawn Clark and Baron Lane, a 2019 Chester High School graduate, and a former standout football player who had earned a scholarship to Shippensburg University.
He was remembered by his family not as someone looking for trouble, but as someone who stepped into danger while trying to protect other people.
That night, Tylee had been at Coopers Bar in Chester Township, only a short distance from home, celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday. As the celebration was ending, an altercation reportedly moved from the bar area out into the street or parking lot. Family accounts and news reporting say Tylee was trying to break up the fight and get others out of harm’s way when gunfire erupted. His mother later said she had been preparing Thanksgiving food and had dozed off when she heard a series of shots, describing the sound as multiple pops that made her jump up with a terrible feeling that something was wrong.
Tylee was struck by gunfire during the chaos outside the bar. The shooting turned what should have been a holiday gathering into a scene of panic and loss. His family said he was leaving with friends when someone opened fire, and that he lost his life while trying to stop the fight from escalating and keep people around him safe. Gun violence memorial records list his death as occurring on November 24, 2022, in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.
The loss hit his family especially hard because Tylee was also a father. His daughter, Skyla, was 2 years old at the time, and his mother spoke publicly about the pain of knowing the little girl would grow up without her dad. A GoFundMe organized by Tylee’s aunt, Taneesha Williams, described the shooting as a sudden tragedy and said donations would help cover funeral and repast expenses, with any remaining funds going toward Skyla’s needs and support for Tylee’s parents.
In the aftermath, Tylee’s mother described him as having died a hero. She said he had not been involved in criminal activity and had died while protecting others. She also shared that even after his death, Tylee helped save lives through organ donation, with two of his kidneys going to recipients, one man in his 30s and one woman in her 50s. To his family, that became part of the story of who he was: someone who tried to help people in life, and whose death still gave others a chance to live.
Publicly available online sources identify the case as a fatal shooting under investigation by Chester Township police, but they do not name a suspect or report any confirmed arrest, charges, trial, or conviction connected to Tylee Williams-Clark’s killing. The online reports located describe the shooting, the fight outside Coopers Bar, and Tylee’s role as someone trying to intervene, but they do not provide a suspect description or indicate that anyone has been held accountable in court.
