Norristown shooting suspect faces trial

A 21-year-old Norristown man appeared in court Monday to contest his request for a separate trial in a gang-related homicide case. Ziyker Evan Washington, 21, of West Marshall Street, and 18-year-old Mark Fields Jr. of Haws Avenue are accused of killing Hamid Myheime Boyd on Nov. 30, 2025. Both defendants face charges of first-, second-, and third-degree murder, as well as firearm offenses.

Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Meghan Bernadette Carney argued against severing the cases. She stated that the three accused individuals went to Riverside Park for target practice with their firearms just one day before the shooting. Carney maintained that the alleged actions of Washington and Fields are so intertwined that they should stand trial together.

Judge Risa Vetri Ferman took the severance request under advisement. Defense attorney Michael Anthony Walker, recently appointed to represent Washington, will return to court on Dec. 11 to address further pretrial matters. Fields is represented by Thomas C. Clemens. Jury selection for both defendants is currently scheduled to begin on Feb. 1, 2027.

The third defendant, Theodore Adams, 17, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and carrying a firearm without a license last month. Adams, of Keim Street in Philadelphia, agreed to cooperate with investigators and testify truthfully if called upon. In exchange for his plea and testimony, he faces a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. This avoids a potential 35-to-life term for first-degree murder. Adams was charged as an adult due to the violent nature of the crime and withdrew his earlier request for juvenile court.

Prosecutors allege the three men belonged to a homegrown gang called The 1200’s and conspired to kill Boyd, a member of the rival group The Ave’s. The two gangs were involved in feuds. Court documents state the group believed members of The Ave’s made disrespectful social media comments after Adams’ brother was killed in Philadelphia two weeks prior. The defendants retaliated against Boyd.

Two days before the slaying, Washington posted a photo on social media. The image showed him posing with a Glock 19 handgun, pointing it in the air, with other associates in front of a home belonging to a member of The Ave’s. The caption read “MAN (expletive) DA AVE.” Detectives alleged the Glock 19 is consistent with the firearm that produced some of the 9mm casings found at the scene. A confidential source described the post as a direct threat.

Norristown police responded to the area of Powell and Spruce streets at 6:08 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2025, after being alerted to numerous gunshots. Officers found Boyd suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Jefferson Montgomery Einstein Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide. Investigators recovered 45 fired cartridge casings and one live 9mm round at the scene.

Detectives determined that three different firearms were discharged at the scene. Seventeen casings were fired by a .45-caliber firearm, 17 by one 9mm firearm, and 11 by a different 9mm firearm. Carney described the killing as an ambush during previous hearings. She alleged that all three defendants exited a vehicle and unloaded their firearms at Boyd, who was struck at least five times. Cellphone evidence placed their devices together before, during, and after the murder. Washington was apprehended on Jan. 12 by the Pennsylvania State Police SWAT unit at a Philadelphia residence. Fields and Adams were arrested in December. All three remain in custody without bail.