Skyler Fox

Skyler Fox, a 17-year-old White male, was a student at Pottsgrove High School in Pennsylvania. On the night of October 17, 2022, he and his friend, 18-year-old Brandon Baycote-Byer, were together in Pottstown. Both teenagers were well-known students in their community.

Shortly after 11:30 p.m., police received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired at the intersection of 4th and Johnson Streets. Officers arrived to find Skyler and Brandon lying on the ground next to Skyler’s car, both deceased. An autopsy later confirmed that both young men had died from multiple gunshot wounds in what was ruled a double homicide. Skyler had been shot three times in the back, while Brandon had been shot twice in the head.

At the scene, investigators recovered ten cartridge casings, a projectile, and a 9mm handgun with its serial number obliterated. The investigation revealed that the shooting occurred during a planned drug deal that turned into a robbery. A witness told police they saw Skyler crawling away from his car with a backpack on his shoulder. Moments later, the witness saw that the backpack was gone and Skyler was no longer moving.

Investigators uncovered messages between Skyler and a 17-year-old from Schwenksville, Dominic Carboni, arranging for Carboni to buy several hundred dollars worth of marijuana that night. The last message was sent just 11 minutes before the shooting. Phone records showed that minutes after the murders, Carboni deleted his entire message history with Skyler. Police also found surveillance footage showing a pickup truck registered to Carboni's father fleeing the area after the gunshots.

On October 20, 2022, Dominic Carboni was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and robbery. The investigation soon identified a second suspect, 23-year-old Deonte Kelly of Philadelphia. Authorities alleged that Carboni had picked Kelly up before driving to meet Skyler. An arrest warrant was issued for Kelly, and he surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives on October 25. He was also charged with murder and robbery in connection with the deaths of the two teens. As of October 2022, both suspects were in custody.