Credit: Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
A 15-year-old Delaware County girl charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old friend inside his Abington Township apartment will have her case handled in juvenile court and is expected to serve time in a juvenile treatment and rehabilitation facility.
Precious C. Hamilton, of the 200 block of Lexington Avenue in Eddystone, appeared Thursday in Montgomery County Court, where a judge granted a request to transfer, or decertify, the case from adult criminal court to juvenile court. Under a limited agreement, Hamilton is expected to admit at a future juvenile hearing to misdemeanor charges of involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm.
The charges stem from the Oct. 6 shooting death of Baseem “Seyven” Baker, which occurred inside the apartment he shared with his mother in the 100 block of Old York Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington Township.
According to court documents, involuntary manslaughter involves causing the unintentional death of another person while committing either a lawful or unlawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner.
According to Hamilton, who had been staying at Baker’s residence since Oct. 3, the shooting was accidental. She admitted to police that she had stolen the revolver involved approximately two months earlier. Police confirmed that Baker died from a small-caliber gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators from the Abington Township Police Department and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau recovered Baker’s iPad, which contained photos and video footage of Hamilton the day before the shooting. The footage showed Hamilton “dry-firing” a small revolver in the same bedroom. Still images also showed her holding a black handgun.
Family interviews revealed that another female friend had been staying at the residence but left before the shooting. Baker’s cousin stated she saw Hamilton handling a loaded “cowboy-style” revolver with tape on the handle on October 5, and that Hamilton had wanted to fire the gun out of the 11th-floor window but was dissuaded.
On Oct. 7, detectives interviewed Hamilton and her mother at their Delaware County home. Hamilton admitted that while she and Baker were playing around on October 6, she grabbed the cocked revolver to pack her belongings, and it accidentally discharged, striking Baker in the head. She did not call 911, instead contacting her mother for a ride home. She said the gun was left in her mother’s vehicle, but police were unable to recover the firearm.
Police Response
On Oct. 6, 2025, at approximately 5:01 p.m., Abington Township officers responded to 100 Old York Road, Apartment 1118, for a report of an unresponsive person. They found Baker deceased in his bedroom. The apartment door, normally locked, was found unlocked. Surveillance footage later captured Hamilton leaving the building alone at 3:22 p.m.
An autopsy by Montgomery County Forensic Pathologist Dr. Ian Hood confirmed that Baker’s death was a homicide by gunshot wound to the head.
Hamilton was subsequently charged with third-degree murder and related offenses, with bail set at $500,000.
