In the early hours of February 26, 2020, the life of 27-year-old Willie Hicks was tragically cut short in York, Pennsylvania. Hicks was discovered deceased in the 400 block of West Market Street, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident that led to his death is believed to have begun inside a local barber shop and hair salon, where authorities suspect Hicks was shot before he fell through a window and onto the sidewalk outside.
The investigation into the death of Willie Hicks, a
male, quickly led York City Police to identify a person of interest. Law enforcement announced they were seeking 27-year-old Shaheim 'Mugga' Carr for questioning in connection with the homicide. Less than a month after the shooting, in March 2020, Carr was located and arrested.
Despite the initial arrest, the path to justice for Willie Hicks took a complicated and ultimately unresolved turn. While Carr had been brought in for questioning regarding Hicks's death, the specific details of what transpired during the investigation and whether formal charges were ever filed were not publicly released.
The case grew even more complex when, in an unrelated incident on July 6, 2022, Shaheim Carr himself was found shot to death in York. Carr's own murder left the investigation into the death of Willie Hicks in a state of uncertainty. There have been no subsequent announcements of other suspects or arrests in the shooting of Willie Hicks.
