In the early hours of June 19, 2015, a young Black/African American man's life was cut short in Hyannis, Massachusetts. David Anthony Colon, a 19-year-old male, was shot in the head while sitting in his car on Washington Avenue Extension. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. during what authorities described as a marijuana sale that turned violent.
Friends who were with Colon at the time rushed him to Cape Cod Hospital, but his injury was too severe, and he was pronounced dead later that morning. The sudden violence left a community in shock and a family grappling with a devastating loss.
The investigation into Colon's death was swift. Barnstable Police and State Police detectives assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office quickly focused their efforts on identifying the individuals responsible. Their work led them to two suspects: 24-year-old Kyle Jeffrey Walker of South Yarmouth and 19-year-old Keven Seme of Brockton. The two were apprehended in the parking lot of the International Inn on Main Street in Hyannis after getting into a car with two teenage girls.
As the legal proceedings unfolded, a clearer picture of the events leading to Colon's death emerged. Investigators learned that Walker had allegedly been overheard discussing obtaining a gun to settle a large drug-related debt. Surveillance footage from nearby businesses placed both Walker and Seme in the area at the time of the shooting. A crucial piece of evidence, a handgun, was discovered in the front yard of a nearby home. Forensic analysis of the weapon revealed Seme's fingerprint and confirmed that the caliber of the ammunition matched the bullet that killed David Colon.
The investigation also led to the arrest of three other individuals who were in the same hotel room as Walker and Seme. These individuals faced charges related to heroin trafficking. In the end, both men responsible for David Anthony Colon's death were brought to justice. Keven Seme pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years, along with a concurrent sentence for a firearms charge. Kyle J. Walker pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in state prison.
