Pennsylvania man sentenced for shooting teenager at New Jersey gas station – NBC10 Philadelphia

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of shooting a teenager at a gas station in Willingboro, New Jersey, three years ago.

Tamir Phillips, 24, of Bensalem, was convicted by a jury of murder and illegal possession of a firearm, among other charges, in November 2023. He must serve the full 30 years of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

On August 21, 2021, officers from the Willingboro Police Department were called to the Phillips 66 gas station at 99 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Willingboro Township for a report of a shooting, officials said.

When officers arrived at the scene, they were informed that 14-year-old Jesse Everett had been taken to a nearby hospital and then flown by helicopter to another hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

During the investigation, officers discovered that the owner of a 2014 Honda Civic had called police to report the car's theft.

The owner of the Civic sometimes lent the vehicle to Phillips, but at the time of the shooting he was a passenger in another car.

The driver of the car with Phillips as a passenger drove into the gas station and parked behind the Civic that Everett was driving, police said.

At that point, Phillips got out and walked to the driver's side of the Civic toward Everett, officials said. He confronted the teen and then fired a single shot into the car, striking Everett in the head.

According to police, there were two other people in the car besides Everett, but they were not injured in the incident.