Matthew Bell

In the quiet city of York, Pennsylvania, a tragedy unfolded that left the community in shock and mourning. Matthew Alexander Bell, a 32-year-old African American man, was inside a home on South Penn Street on the evening of February 12, 2018, when his life was abruptly cut short. In a horrifying turn of events, Bell was holding a one-year-old child when he was fatally shot. The violence of that evening also left a 17-year-old male wounded.

The news of Bell's death sent ripples of outrage ...

The York Daily Record: 'What the hell is wrong with you? ... you shot at a baby,' York mayor says of homicide

PennLive.com: 'You're going straight to hell,' mayor tells shooter who killed man who was holding a baby