Earlier this year, 25-year-old Theo James IV not only survived the mass shooting that happened in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood in July, but, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said, James helped scoop up victims and get them to safety.
Yet James himself fell to gunfire just two months later.
He was killed in a shooting in the early morning hours of Sept. 23 on the 5200 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing.
"He actually was involved with scooping up some people who were harmed during that mass shooting," Krasner said about James on Monday. "I just want you to know that that is another life lost."
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On Wednesday, Krasner and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal announced the arrest of a fugitive sought in James' murder.
Krasner said that Andre Goff, 37, recently turned himself in for his alleged role in James' murder, though officials said they don't believe Goff pulled the trigger.
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Officials with the DA's office said they are still seeking another gunman in this shooting.
Earlier this week, Krasner's office named Goff as one of 12 men who are sought in slayings that happened throughout South and Southwest Philadelphia since 2019.
Goff is facing numerous charges including murder, conspiracy, and related offenses.
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