King Adames, an 18-year-old male from Reading, Pennsylvania, was killed on October 17, 2019, after gunfire broke out near Reading City Park. Online memorial and news listings identify him as a victim of gun violence that day, and reports tied to the case say Reading police later identified him as the young man who died after being shot in the city.
The shooting was reported near 11th and Walnut streets, an area close to City Park.
What began as a police response to gunfire became a homicide investigation after Adames was found wounded and later died from his injuries. The available accounts describe him as having been shot multiple times, turning an ordinary October night in Reading into the scene of a fatal investigation.
After his death, Reading police sought information from the public, indicating that investigators were still trying to determine who shot him and why. Publicly available online reports did not identify a named suspect, and no confirmed arrest, charge, trial, or conviction connected to King Adames' killing was found in the available online source material reviewed.
The case appears to have remained publicly unresolved, with the known details centered on Adames' death, the location near 11th and Walnut streets, and police appeals for tips. The absence of publicly identified suspects or court outcomes leaves the story with the same unanswered questions that followed the shooting: who opened fire, what led to the violence, and whether anyone was ever held accountable for killing King Adames.
