A nearly four-year-old West Philadelphia murder case reached its final known sentencing Monday, with Tevin Kee ordered to spend up to 25 years behind bars for the shooting death of Parks and Recreation employee Tiffany Fletcher. Kee was one of three young men tied to the gunfire that erupted outside a neighborhood recreation center in 2022. Fletcher was caught in the crossfire while working at the facility.
CBS Philadelphia reports Kee received a sentence of 12-and-a-half to 25 years in prison after being charged with murder in Fletcher’s death. The sentencing marks the latest development in a case that lingered after Kee remained a fugitive for more than two years.
The shooting happened on September 9, 2022, after an argument among teenagers escalated into a shootout near the Mill Creek Recreation Center, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fletcher, who worked as a pool maintenance employee, was struck by a stray bullet as she went about her job, police said.
Kee was 16 at the time of the shooting and was arrested in April 2025 during a traffic stop in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County. KYW Newsradio reported that police believed he was the last of the three suspected shooters to be taken into custody.
The other two defendants had already received prison sentences in the case. The Inquirer reported that Makie Jones pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related crimes and received 10 to 20 years, while Malik Flegler was convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to 12-and-a-half to 25 years.
The Rec Center Now Carries Fletcher’s Name
The West Philadelphia facility where Fletcher was killed was later renamed the Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center. WHYY News reported that the center also received planned accessibility improvements, a computer lab and a mural honoring Fletcher.
Philadelphia City Council records say the center was formally designated the Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center after members approved the measure unanimously. For the Mill Creek community, the name on the building remains a daily reminder of the employee whose life was cut short by gunfire at a place meant to serve neighborhood children.
