Philadelphia Police have apprehended a fifth person of interest in the recent bus stop shooting that injured eight high school students and have also filed murder charges against one of the other suspects for a different shooting in February.
Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore mentioned that the most recent detainee is a 15-year-old boy who was in a Dunkin’ near the bus stop and directed the shooters to leave. WPVI reported.
“We now have evidence that he was in communication with the people inside that car,” said Vanore.
The three shooters were waiting inside a Honda CRV nearby, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The gunmen exited the vehicle and sprinted across a parking lot, shooting at the group of teens waiting to board the bus. The main target, a 16-year-old boy, was struck nine times and hospitalized in critical condition.The gunmen ran back to the waiting car after the shooting, and the driver sped off.
Police announced the arrest of Asir Boone, 17, in Virginia on Tuesday. Three other suspects — Jermahd Carter, 19, and Jamaal Tucker and Ahnile Buggs, both 18 — were already in jail charged in the shooting. Police said Tucker was the getaway driver.
WTXF identified
the 15-year-old spotter as Jeremiah Jefferson. Vanore said Jefferson sent images of the targets to the shooters and warned them not to shoot the 16-year-old because he was “wearing this type of clothing.” Vanore also stated that Buggs is now facing murder charges in the February 15 killing of 20-year-old Kristopher Dowling.
[Featured image: Philadelphia Police via WPVI]
Philadelphia Police have arrested a fifth suspect in the bus stop shooting earlier this month that wounded eight high school students and charged one of the other suspects with murder in a separate shooting in February. Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said the latest arrest is a 15-year-old boy who was inside a Dunkin’ by …