Man Charged in Connection with Teen’s July Death

A man has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder in connection with the death of 19 year-old Tyrek Fairel on July 4 of this year, according to a media release from Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and Norristown Borough Police Chief Willie Richet.

Dwayne Jubilee, Jr., who, according to court documents, lives in Norristown, was most recently  taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Lower Providence without bail. A warrant for his arrest had been issued on Oct. 25, after which U.S. Marshalls and Philadelphia Police took him into custody on Nov. 1.

On July 4, two supposed gunshot victims were treated at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown. East Norriton police arrived at the hospital after a report of the shooting.

The incident is said to have happened in the area of  Marshall Street and Violet Street.

One victim, Daniel “Naji” Hawkins, 19, was shot in his left hand and was later released. Tyrel “Reke” Fairel, a 19-year-old from King of Prussia who was shot in the back of his head, was airlifted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and died the next day.

Norristown Police worked with the Montgomery County Detective Bureau to determine that, after conversing, Jubilee fired a gunshot through the front passenger window of the 2000 Chevrolet Impala that Hawkins was driving, striking the victim’s hand.

It is said that, as Hawkins tried to drive away, Jubilee fired again, through the rear passenger window, and the bullet hit Fairel in his head. An analysis of cell phone records indicated that Jubilee fled for Philadelphia after the shooting.

After the investigation it was concluded that the Fairel’s killing was a third-degree murder, which is a first-degree felony whose penalty is 20 to 40 years of imprisonment.