YORK, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from March 23.
Update, 11:30 a.m. (March 28): Javoin Roman, who turned himself in to authorities on March 25, was reportedly identified as the person who shot and killed 17-year-old Malaki Beady by multiple witnesses, according to a criminal complaint filed by York City Police.
Investigators spoke to three witnesses in the March 23 shooting, which occurred around 11 a.m. at Penn Park on S. Pershing Ave.
Two of the witnesses were walking with Beady in the park and were with him when the shooting occurred, according to the complaint. One of the witnesses told police he observed Roman and another person approach them. Roman then pulled out a firearm and shoot towards them, striking Beady, the witness reported.
The person walking with Roman as he approached the victim fled as the shots were fired, the first witness reported.
The witness told police he knew Roman from school, according to police. He showed investigators a picture of Roman on his cell phone and provided police with Roman's Instagram account.
Police identified and spoke to the person seen walking with Roman when the shooting occurred, the complaint states. She told police that as she and Roman approached Beady and the other witnesses, Roman advised her to run. She told police she heard multiple shots fired as she fled from the scene.
Investigators also gathered several videos from the area around the scene of the shooting and were able to see the events as they unfolded, including events that collaborated what the person with Roman told them.
Other videos showed Roman leaving the scene after the shooting and returning to his residence, according to the complaint.
Previously
A 17-year-old turned himself in to police on Friday night for the murder of 17-year-old Malaki Beady in York earlier this week.
On March 23 around 11:00 a.m., police responded to the area of Kings Mill and S. Pershing Ave. in York for a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, police found Beady deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
An autopsy performed on Friday morning confirmed that Beady died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
On March 25, police say 17-year-old Javion Roman turned himself into police at York City Police headquarters for Beady's murder.
According to court documents, Roman is charged with criminal homicide.