YORK, Pa.-- Police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a York man Friday afternoon.
Dion Beard, Jr., 27 of York, is wanted for the criminal homicide of Collin McGlen Smith, Jr., 22, according to a York Police Department news release.
Smith was on a sidewalk on the 200 block of West Maple Street when he was shot multiple times around 1:20 p.m., according to news releases. He did not live in the neighborhood where he was killed, according to the news release.
York police Lt. Troy Bankert refused to answer questions on-camera, but stated that Smith, an African-American male, was targeted by the suspect. Other details about the shooting were withheld, including any suspect information, although police claimed they had several solid leads toward finding those responsible.
Neighbors on Maple Street approached by FOX43 refused to talk on-camera as well, but residents around the corner say they are concerned about safety in their neighborhood.
"It's sad that it's so close to home, this is my family, this is where I grew up and it wasn't always like this, but there's some major neglect going on," Ronald Paulino, who lives around the corner from where the shooting happened, said. "Our tax dollars need to go to work, to where it matters and that's the safety of our communities."
The shooting location is near McKinley Elementary School and Penn Park.
"It was always quiet, peaceful, good people, [you] saw kids because they knew they could come out and play, we knew we could run around and be safe from all the violence that was happening, but I guess that's not the case anymore," Eric Henderson, who lives behind the area where the shooting happened, said.