Man charged in death
SHENANDOAH - State police and U.S. Marshals are looking for two of three men wanted in connection with a home-invasion robbery and fatal shooting in Shenandoah early Tuesday morning.
The third man allegedly involved in the killing of Bruce Lee Forker was arrested early Thursday morning and jailed without bail.
State police at Frackville charged Damon Ennett, 29, of Freeland, with 16 crimes, including criminal homicide and arraigned him before on-duty Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville.
In addition to the homicide charge, Ennett was charged with one count each of robbery, burglary, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, aggravated assault and simple assault; four counts of recklessly endangering another person; and six counts of criminal conspiracy.
Trooper Edward Lizewski, the lead investigator, said identical charges will be filed against Jahmal Ollivirre, 19, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Julius Charles Enoe, 30, of Mohnton, Berks County, as soon as they are taken into custody.
It is believed the two fled to New York City, police said.
Lt. Thomas McDaniel, crime unit supervisor at Troop L headquarters in Reading, said the community of Shenandoah can rest a little easier knowing those responsible for the crime are identified and the two men not in custody are being actively pursued.
"The key is that we know who is responsible for this heinous crime," he said.
Early Tuesday morning, Lizewski said Ennett, Ollivirre and Enoe forced their way into Forker's 333 E. Centre St. home to commit a robbery. During the course of the robbery, Forker, 24, was shot and killed.
Forker resided at the home with his girlfriend, Kasa Delana Brennan, and two children, a 5-year-old girl and a 1 1/2-month-old girl, all home at the time of the incident.
Lizewski said the incident began about 2:20 a.m. when Forker was running a vacuum on the first floor while Brennan was in the process of taking out the trash.
When the woman stepped outside, she was accosted by two black men, he said.
Ollivirre, Ennett and Enoe then forced their way into the home, restrained Brennan and spun her to face away from her attackers. Brennan was pushed through the house toward the kitchen where Forker was.
Ennett, Lizewski said, grabbed Brennan by the shirt at the base of her neck, forced her head downward and brandished a handgun in an effort to put her in fear of bodily injury.
Another of the robbers then forced Forker to the second floor of the home, Lizewski said, adding that Brennan was also forced up the steps but fell on a stairway landing.
The man told Brennan not to look at him and continued to yell at her until he finally got her to the second floor, where he turned her to the right where she could see Forker in the computer room, the trooper said.
As Forker was kneeling by a stereo speaker, Lizewski said the couple's 5-year-old daughter came out of her bedroom crying for her mother and father.
The man holding Brennan pushed her in the direction of her daughter at which time the woman said she heard a "pop" and then two men running down the steps.
Lizewski said Brennan grabbed her daughter and looked into the computer room, where she saw Forker lying on the floor with blood coming from his head. Forker, the trooper said, was shot with a .45-caliber weapon and about $5,000 was taken from the home.
Forker was pronounced dead at the scene and forensic pathologist Dr. Richard P. Bindie ruled the death as homicide.
Lizewski said Ennett was interviewed Wednesday and he admitted to being at the scene but told investigators that Enoe shot Forker.
A preliminary hearing for Ennett will be held before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, Shenandoah.
In addition to the U.S. Marshals, Shenandoah police, the Schuylkill County district attorney's office and the county coroner's office are assisting in the investigation.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call state police at 874-5300. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 800-4PA-TIPS, where a reward of up to $1,000 is given if information provided leads to an arrest.
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