The final defendant was sentenced in the murder of a West Philly Parks and Recreation employee

A third defendant has been sentenced in the death of Tiffany Fletcher, a Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employee who was struck by a stray bullet during a 2022 shooting in West Philly.

Tevin Kee, 20, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, and gun charges in April. On Monday, he was sentenced to 12½ to 25 years in prison, according to Assistant District Attorney Jeff Hojnowski.

Fletcher was sweeping outside the Mill Creek Recreation Center where she worked on a September afternoon, when two groups of youths began shooting at each other. Fletcher, caught in the crossfire at 47th and Brown Streets, was struck by a stray bullet in her torso and died. She was 41 years old, and a mother of three.

The case sparked outrage, as Fletcher’s death came to represent how dangerous Philadelphia had become in the years immediately following the pandemic.

Kee was the final defendant to be sentenced. Two others pleaded guilty to similar charges in the case. In 2024, Makie Jones was sentenced 10 to 20 years, and Malik Flegler was sentenced to 12½ to 25 years. Jones was arrested on the day of the shooting, and Flegler was arrested weeks later.

But Kee, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, was not arrested until last year, at a traffic stop in Lower Pottsgrove Township. All three suspects were teenagers at the time of Fletcher’s death and charged as adults.

Following Kee’s sentencing, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner made a point to say the legal process in each case was not over. He said each defendant would have parole board hearings once they had served their minimum sentences, and referenced statistics indicating most defendants typically serve greater time than their minimums.

“Justice wasn’t done,” said Geraldine Fletcher, Tiffany’s mother. She said she wasn’t satisfied with any of the sentences, and said she hoped the three individuals suffered for eternity. Geraldine Fletcher said the family would participate in those parole hearings to share the pain of their loss.

Until then, Fletcher’s family and community will continue to honor her memory. The Mill Creak Recreation Center and its pool was renamed for Fletcher in 2023, and in April, City Council adopted a resolution to rename the 4700 block of Brown Street, “Tiffany Fletcher Way — Gone But Never Forgotten.”