PHILADELPHIA — Tysean Forsythe, a 21-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with the June 22 fatal shooting of Heather Rainey, was apprehended Wednesday on the 1900 block of East Allegheny Avenue after a brief foot chase.
The arrest followed an encounter between officers and Forsythe on the 2000 block of East Wishart Street during an investigation into a stolen vehicle. Officers, recognizing him as a suspect in the June homicide, pursued and took him into custody without incident.
Forsythe is accused of killing 47-year-old Heather Rainey, who was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in her Dodge Durango on the 700 block of West Poplar Street. Rainey was pronounced dead shortly after being transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Preliminary investigations at the time revealed the vehicle’s engine was running, with a smashed window and scattered personal items inside, leading authorities to issue a warrant for Forsythe on charges of murder and related offenses.
Forsythe is now facing charges including murder, conspiracy, carjacking, robbery, and violations of the Uniform Firearms Act.