In the summer of 2014, a man from Philadelphia named Anthony King Jr. found his life cut short by violence, a fate similar to that which he was accused of inflicting on others. On August 28, 2014, King was shot and killed in Philadelphia. His death came just weeks after he was identified as a prime suspect in a brutal double murder that took place during a home invasion in Bristol Township.
Prior to his own demise, King, along with two accomplices, was sought in connection with a
drug-related robbery on July 7, 2014. During that incident, two men, Tyrone Moss and Joshua Johnson, were bound and fatally shot in the head. A third victim was also shot but managed to survive. Investigators believed that King was the one who pulled the trigger in those killings, alleging that he executed the victims because they could identify him.
The investigation into the Bristol Township double murder was reportedly struggling to gain traction. However, any possibility of King facing justice for his alleged crimes was permanently extinguished when he was murdered on the streets of Philadelphia. The circumstances surrounding his death, including potential motives and perpetrators, have not been widely publicized. Following his killing, law enforcement officials acknowledged that the investigation into the double murder he was suspected of had been 'floundering.'
While King's alleged accomplices in the Bristol Township home invasion were eventually apprehended and faced legal consequences for their roles in the crime, the case of Anthony King Jr.'s own murder remains less clear. Online sources and news reports that detail his criminal activities and his death do not contain information about any arrests or named suspects in connection with his killing. His death marked a violent end to a life entangled in serious criminal allegations.
