Crime & Safety

5 Men Beat, Stabbed Chesco Teen To Death, 1 Remains Wanted: DA

Four of the suspects, as young as 17, have been taken into custody. A manhunt is underway for the fifth, the DA said.

(Chester County District Attorney's Office)

COATESVILLE, PA — Five people have been charged with the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Chester County last month, and one still remains wanted, the district attorney's office announced this week.

The incident occurred in the backyard of a home on Virginia Avenue in Coatesville on June 29.

Five suspects, including Dorreon Miller, 20, Hyovannie Gonzalez-Declet, 19, Marcus Culclasure, 21, Joseph Lancella, 19, and Shirron Jones-Allen, 17 followed the victim, 18-year-old Alex Camacho, for several blocks, officials said.

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When they arrived at the home on Virginia Avenue they grabbed him, held him down, and beat him, authorities said. He was then stabbed in the backside with a large knife by Lancella, the DA said.

All five fled on foot after stabbing Camacho.

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Authorities did not elaborate on the circumstances leading up to the incident, and a motive has not been announced.

Four of the suspects are in custody, but Gonzalez-Declet remains on the run and wanted by police.

“Hyovannie Gonzalez-Declet should do the right thing and turn himself in to police," Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said in a statement. "We know he has ties to other states, and we will work with law enforcement in the region to bring him to justice."

If you have any information, contact Coatesville Police at 610-384-2300, or the Chester County Detectives at 610 344-6866.

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