On a summer morning in Camden, New Jersey, 37-year-old Shawn W. Quann, a Black male, was fatally shot on July 12, 2015. He was in the front passenger seat of a Nissan Maxima at the intersection of Newton and Trenton Avenues when the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Quann was rushed to Cooper University Hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
His death was the 15th homicide in Camden that year.
The investigation into Quann's death led authorities to 30-year-old Tyron 'Pooh' Williams, also a Camden resident. Prosecutors stated that Williams had rented a white Chevrolet Tahoe with tinted windows in Philadelphia. He allegedly used this vehicle to block the car Quann was in, then exited his vehicle and fired multiple shots at Quann, striking him once in the chest. A warrant for Williams's arrest was issued, and he became a fugitive.
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force tracked Williams to a home in Pennsauken. On a Saturday afternoon in August 2015, authorities surrounded the house. Williams attempted to escape on foot but was captured after a brief chase and arrested without incident. He was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Shawn W. Quann and was held on $1 million bail.
