Jailene Holton: Latest News

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities have arrested a man accused of opening fire on a Philadelphia bar after being kicked out, killing a young woman who was inside the building.Police on Wednesday arrested Anthony Nelson for the shooting death of 21-year-old Jailene Holton on June 28th at Philly Bar and Restaurant. Authorities say Nelson, a Philadelphia resident, was taken into custody in Atlantic City and is facing several charges, including murder.Investigators believe Nelson was among a group of men who fought with a bouncer after being told they could not use a pool table because a league was playing.MORE: Man kicked out of bar in NE Philly fires 15 shots at building, killing woman inside, police say | Uncle of woman killed in Philadelphia bar shooting speaks out: 'When are people going to get fed up?'Philadelphia Police Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the scene that when the group was kicked out of the bar one of the men retrieved a gun from a vehicle.More than a dozen shots were fired at the front of the bar from less than 200 feet away, according to investigators. Holton was struck in the head during the barrage of bullets and later died at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, police said. A second victim was also injured by broken glass and treated at the hospital. The uncle of Jailene Holton, who was fatally shot while with friends at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia, speaks with FOX 29's Steve Keeley.Family members say Holton was the designated driver the night of the shooting and only planned on being at the bar for 20 minutes. "When are people going to get fed up with this reckless shooting in the city?" Holton's uncle said.

PHILADELPHIA - James Holton's world was rocked when he got the news that his niece Jailene Holton was fatally shot at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia on Tuesday night. What began as a rare outing for the 21-year-old woman, who hardly ever drank or went out according to family, ended in tragedy at the Philly Bar & Restaurant. Authorities say 8th District officers responded to numerous reports of a shooting and found Holton suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. She was transferred to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital to undergo surgery, but she later died, police say. Holton's family says she was serving as the designated driver for a night out with a friend that began at Top Golf and ended at the bar. FOX 29 learned that a group of three men walked into the bar and one of them wanted to play billiards but was turned down because a billiards league was using the pool table. Authorities say the man began to cause a disturbance and he was escorted out of the bar with the two other men he arrived with. As the disturbance escalated, patrons in the bar were advised to stand at the back of the bar for their safety, sources told FOX 29's Steve Keeley. Jailene Holton, 21, is remembered by her family as a quiet woman who worked and didn't go out often.