16 Charged in Multi-Year West and South Philadelphia Shooting Spree Linked to Street Gangs

PHILADELPHIA (February 25, 2026) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force, the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, announced charges Wednesday against more than a dozen defendants connected to a multi-year series of shootings across West, South, and Southwest Philadelphia.
According to prosecutors, the shooting spree spanned from September 21, 2022, through May 18, 2024, and resulted in five homicides and 35 total shooting victims. The youngest victim was 5 years old.
The 33rd Philadelphia County Investigating Grand Jury determined that 16 named defendants are implicated in four homicide cases, five non-fatal shootings, and 11 additional shooting incidents. Three additional individuals are not being publicly identified due to ongoing investigations.
Street Group Affiliations
Investigators allege:
• Nine defendants are connected to the street group known as the Young Bag Chasers (YBC)
• Six are associated with Campers Campers Klapperz (CCK)
• Two are tied to the Parkside Killers (PSK)
Defendants Charged
The following individuals were named by the Investigating Grand Jury:
Murder and related charges
• Anthony Woodson
• Ronnie Vincent-Quan
• Herman Stigall
• Markees Muhammad
• Stephen Weddington
• Jymir Burbage
• Hasin Muse
Attempted Murder and related charges
• Mark Johnson
• Kasim Brown
Aggravated Assault and related charges
• Salahuddin Carter
• Jerwayne Haywood
• Quamere Hall
• Hassan Stafford
• Paul Beckwith
• Nasir Wells
Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Murder and related charges
• Tatiana Edwards
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Incidents Detailed by Grand Jury
Among the incidents cited:
On September 22, 2022, investigators allege that Salahuddin Carter and Jymir Burbage were involved in a double non-fatal shooting in the 1500 block of North 13th Street. An eight-year-old child was struck by a stray bullet while playing on the front steps and suffered a graze wound to the head. A second victim, who had been riding in a vehicle, was shot in the leg. The vehicle later crashed while en route to the hospital.
In another case, the Grand Jury alleges that Stephen Weddington and Jymir Burbage were involved in a December 7, 2023 homicide. Prosecutors allege that members of YBC mocked the victim and the victim’s workplace following the killing.
Evidence and Investigation
Prosecutors say ballistic evidence recovered from multiple crime scenes was analyzed and compared to fired cartridge casings to determine whether shootings were linked to the same firearms. Surveillance video from businesses, residences, city cameras, and police vehicles was also reviewed.
Officials credited witness statements and digital evidence processed through the Gun Violence Task Force’s forensic lab as critical to building the case.
Officials Respond
District Attorney Larry Krasner said the charges reflect a commitment to holding violent groups accountable.
“Our message to other groups who are engaged in violence: we will use every legal tool, resource and enforcement strategy to hold you accountable and seek appropriately lengthy jail time for the harm you cause,” Krasner said.
Assistant District Attorney William Fritze, Chief of the Gun Violence Task Force, called the case “a testament to the integral use of witness statements and digital evidence.”
Captain James Kearney of the Shooting Investigations Group said collaboration between agencies was key to the outcome.
“It’s because of the collaboration with our law enforcement partners that our city can sleep safer tonight,” Kearney said.
The case now moves forward in court.

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