Update: Police said Tuesday that they apprehended Eric Early near Erie and Torresedale avenues. They also added attempted murder to his list of charges. Police also changed his age from 16 to 17.
Police have apprehended one of two teenage brothers wanted in connection with the shooting at the 46th street El stop on Wednesday, Dec. 12. 16-year-old Eric Early was taken into custody today and charged with Aggravated Assault. Police are still searching for his brother, 18-year-old Matthew Early.
Police are searching for brothers Matthew Early (18 y.o.) and Eric Early (16 y.o.) of the 100 block of S. 49th St. in connection with the shooting of two men aboard an El train Wednesday night. The incident happened at about 10:40 p.m. at the stop at 46th and Market, police said.
The victims, a 30-year-old and 36-year-old, were shot after an argument with the teens. While exiting the train, one of the teens pulled a gun and shot the 36-year-old man in the stomach. The bullet passed through him and then hit the 30-year-old man who was sitting behind him. Both victims were transported to HUP where they were listed in stable condition this morning. Reportedly, the argument that led to shooting was about the 76ers-Bulls game, from which the older man was returning wearing a Bulls jersey.
The teens got off the train at 46th and Market and fled.
UPDATE: Police have released video that includes footage from the surveillance cameras on the train and on the 46th and Market station platform (see below). If you have any information about this crime, please call 911 or Southwest Detectives Division at 215-686-3183/3184. (source: Philly Police Blog)
If some of you have been postponing your investment in a good bike lock, this report we received from a reader, Christina, might persuade you to hurry up. Christina says that she and her boyfriend are lucky to still have their bikes, but it’s because they “practice good bike security.” Here’s what Christina wrote in an email:
“I just wanted to alert you to an attempted bike robbery at 45th and Osage last night. My boyfriend and I had locked up our bikes to a stop sign before going to a friend’s Chanukah party at around 8:30. When we left her house at 2, our bikes were all tangled up, pulled around the stop sign and out in the road a little bit. My front wheel and spokes were bent by my u-lock, my hand brakes were bent backwards, and my seat slashed. My boyfriend’s derailer was bent, but he claims it actually works better now than it did before. We’re lucky because we had locked up our bikes securely and we had good locks– for the damage and frustration, at least I still have a bike. I just wanted to alert my neighbors, because even though bike theft is pretty common, I think it’s always good to have a reminder to practice good bike security, especially when we live in what appears to be such a generally safe neighborhood.”
A 45-year-old man from Elmira, New York was arrested on murder charges early this morning in the connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident near 48th and Chester on Monday night.
Jerome Brooks was arraigned early this morning on charges that include murder, vehicular homicide and driving under the influence, according to court documents. Brooks was allegedly driving the silver SUV that struck local resident 52-year-old Deanna Teal as she crossed Chester Avenue at 48th Street. Police say that the SUV was traveling at a high speed before striking Teal and did not slow down or stop after the crash.
Teal, who left behind a daughter and six grandchildren, died at the scene. Police found the vehicle several blocks away within a couple of hours of the crash.
A preliminary hearing for Brooks has been scheduled for December 26.
Police are still searching for the driver of the silver Chevrolet Trailblazer involved in Monday night’s deadly hit-and-run accident at 48th and Chester. A 52-year-old woman was run over and killed while crossing the street. Police have not released the name of the victim, but various media outlets have identified her as Deanna Teal.
The heavily damaged SUV with New York license plates that police believe was involved in the crash was found abandoned a few blocks away from the accident scene.
6 ABC reports that Ms. Teal left behind a daughter and six grandchildren and was engaged to get married soon. She was reportedly walking home when she was struck. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends.
After an intense investigation by the Homicide Unit, Amin Gibbs, a 33-year-old male from the 6800 Block of Dicks Avenue was arrested and charged with murder in the November 17 death of 22-year-old student Zykia Sanders. She was shot in the back outside of West Park Apartments near 45th and Market streets and later died in the hospital. Police offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
Gibbs was arrested near 7th and Race Street in Center City.
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