{"id":133329,"date":"2026-03-09T08:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133329\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:28:15","slug":"upper-darby-township-police-identify-2-victims-killed-during-funeral-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/133329\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Darby Township police identify 2 victims killed during funeral procession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jxTEW Poyse uieav lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC \">&#8220;One hundred percent targeted, 100% ambushed. They were followed,&#8221; said Upper Darby Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania  (WPVI) &#8212; Authorities have identified the two men shot and killed during a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/ambush-shooting-2-men-shot-upper-darby-funeral-procession\/12032800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">funeral procession in Upper Darby last Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Tyrese Long, 21, of Darby, and Khalid Brittingham, 25, of Folcroft were the two men ambushed near Marshall Road and Powell Lane at about 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said they were in their vehicle when they were killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">SEE ALSO: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/ambush-shooting-2-men-shot-upper-darby-funeral-procession\/12032800\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;100% targeted:&#8217; 2 men fatally shot during funeral procession in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The funeral was being held for the victim of a homicide in Philadelphia, police said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tyrese Long, 21, of Darby and Khalid Brittingham, 25, of Folcroft were the two men ambushed near Marshall Road and Powell Lane on July 8, 2022.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12044406_071122-wpvi-upper-darby-victims.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tyrese Long, 21, of Darby and Khalid Brittingham, 25, of Folcroft were the two men ambushed near Marshall Road and Powell Lane on July 8, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators said the shooting was not random.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;One hundred percent targeted, 100% ambushed. They were followed, and they were targeted, and they were assassinated and shot and killed,&#8221; said Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Last week, police released photos of a man they are looking to speak with in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Anyone with information is asked to call Upper Darby police at 610-734-7693.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On July 8, 2022, Upper Darby police released photos of a man they are looking to speak with in connection with a fatal shooting near Marshall Road and Powell Lane.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12034178_070822-wpvi-upper-darby-shooting-person-of-interest.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On July 8, 2022, Upper Darby police released photos of a man they are looking to speak with in connection with a fatal shooting near Marshall Road and Powell Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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