Little Italy Convenience Store Shooting Suspect Charged

Little Italy Convenience Store Shooting Suspect Charged

Article Written: May 27, 2023 at 10:37 AM

Erie Police on the scene of the shooting.
May 16, 2023
Quick Stop
408 West 18th Street
Little Italy, Erie, Pennsylvania
On May 16, 2023 around 7:45 PM, a shooting occurred inside the Quick Stop convenience store in the 400 block of West 18th Street in the Little Italy neighborhood of Erie. 26 year old Jaquan Harris of Erie was later identified and charged two days later in the shooting which killed 21 year old Jalen Rieger-Williams of Erie. Jaquan Harris was later charged with criminal homicide and first-degree murder. Multiple witnesses in the area heard about a dozen gunshots and took off to take cover. This wasn’t the first time a shooting took place at the Quick Stop store, in October 2021, 26 year old Kyontia Blanks of Erie shot and killed 40 year old Frederick Perry of Erie outside the store in the parking lot. “Where this convenience store is located is a definitely a problem area, there are gangs that live in the area of West 18th Street & Chestnut Street in Little Italy known as the 1800 Bloods so the Quick Stop always has constant problems with fights and unfortunately gun violence.” according to a statement from the Erie Police Department. 

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