Family Mourns Death Of 20-Year-Old Jimmy Mao In West Philadelphia

Greg Argos reports.

MURDERED SO FAR IN 2020.IT'S THE DEADLIEST START TO ANEW YEAR SINCE 2007.ALSO TONIGHT, A MISSINGFATHER TO BE WHO WAS FOUND DEADIN A DUFFEL BAG IS BEINGREMEMBERED AS A TEEN-AGE SUSPECTFACES CHARGES FOR HIS DEATH ANDTHE MURDER OF HIS FOSTER MOTHER.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER GREGARGOS HAS NEW INFORMATION ONTHIS VERY COMPLEX CASE.GREG?Reporter: IT IS A VERYCOMPLEX CASE UKEE.POLICE SAY 17 YEAR OLD XAVIERJOHNSON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITHMURDER IN BOTH OF THOSE CASESTONIGHT IN WEST PHILADELPHIA.THE FAMILY MEMBERS, THE FRIENDSOF ONE OF HIS VICTIMS GATHERINGTO REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONE.I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODYHERE.A DISTRAUGHT BROTHER ANDHEART BROKEN FRIENDS.THURSDAY NIGHT, DOZENS GATHERINGIN WEST PHILADELPHIA TO REMEMBERJIMMY MAO.THE 20 YEAR OLD FOUND STABBED TODEATH WEDNESDAY IN A DUFFEL BAGLESS THAN A BLOCK FROM THEFOSTER HOME WHERE HE LIVED ORDERAND GORE A TERRACE.AT LIKE A MOVIE BUT IT'S REALLIFE.HIS SISTER NICKY SAYS HELEAFS BEHIND EIGHT OTHERSIBLINGS AND A DAUGHTER DUE INJUST A FEW WEEKS.HE DIDN'T DESERVE THIS ATALL.Reporter: MR. MAO HADAPPARENTLY SUFFERED STAB WOUNDSTO HIS FACE AND NECK WHICHCONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS SAY 17YEAR OLD XAVIER JOHNSON HAS BEENARRESTED.THEY LIVED IN THE SAME FOSTERHOME WHERE MAO WENT MISSING ONDECEMBER 29TH.AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TOANOTHER FOSTER HOUSE ON EASTMECHANIC LANE, POLICE SAYJOHNSON STABBED AND KILLED ASECOND PERSON, HIS NEW FOSTERMOTHER 64 YEAR OLD RENEE GILYARDTHIS PAST TUESDAY.POLICE BELIEVE ROBBERY IS THEMOTIVE IN BOTH INSULATION.BOTH MS. GILYARD AND MR. MAOWERE BRUTALLY TORTURED AND THENMURDERED BY XAVIER JOHNSON.IT IS MY HOPE THAT HIS ARRESTWILL PROVIDE SOME DEGREE OFSOLACE TO THEIR FAMILIES,FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITIES.I JUST HOPE HE BURN IN HELL.THAT'S ALL.LIKE I WANT HIM TO FEEL LIKE THEPAIN THAT MY BROTHER WASFEELING.REPORTER: NOW, JIMMY MAO'SEIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVETHE UNFORTUNATE JOB OF PLANNINGHIS FUNERAL.THEY HAVE CREATED A GoFundMePAGE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THATFUNERAL.WE POSTED IT ON OUR WEB SITE,CBS PHILLY.COM, IF YOU'D LIKE TOHELP OUT.I'M LIVE HERE AT PHILADELPHIA