Warrant For Murder Issued In Bala Cynwyd New Year's Eve Killing

BALA CYNWYD, PA — A Philadelphia woman is wanted on murder and related crime in connection with a New Year's Eve Killing in Bala Cynwyd following a domestic dispute, authorities said.

Samiyah Williams, 24, of Locust Street in Philadelphia, is wanted in connection with the death of 49-year-old Adrionne Reaves on in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion Township.

Williams is wanted on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and possessing an instrument of crime

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath announce an arrested warrant has been issued for Williams related to Friday's incident.

At 9:55 p.m., Lower Merion Police showed up to the lobby of the Delwyn Apartments at 20 St. Asaphs Road found Reaves dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities found a single 9 mm Luger cartridge case.

Lower Merion and Montgomery County investigators found one of the responding Lower Merion officers was called to the Delwyn Apartments parking lot at 8:29 p.m. that night for a domestic dispute involving Reaves and his fiancé, Joi Furman.

The two told the officer that the dispute was verbal, and they agreed to separate for the night.

After Reaves's death, investigators learned Reaves called his daughter to pick him up after the incident by the nearby Lord & Taylor store.

They then returned to the parking lot of the apartment complex to look for his misplaced keys, where they encountered Joi Furman and her mother, Florence Furman, who showed up after the domestic dispute.

Lobby surveillance video shows the women and Reaves walking through the lobby of the apartment building when Reaves collapses to the floor.

Seconds later, a thin person dressed in black with a dark hood pulled up exits the lobby and leaves the area.

Authorities learned Samiyah Williams is the daughter of Joi Furman. Willliams lives with her grandmother and came with her to the apartment building after Joi Furman called them earlier, saying Reaves "laid hands on her," authorities said.

According to investigators, Williams owns a 9 mm semi-automatic Walther handgun and has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in Philadelphia.

Williams’s height and build is the same as the person seen in surveillance video.

Williams has brown hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet tall and weighs about 127 pounds. She should be considered armed and dangerous.

Do not approach Williams if she is spotted, and instead call 911.

Anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts should call Lower Merion Police at 610-649-1000 or Montgomery County Detectives at 610-278-3386.

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