'This is a totally random act of violence that we may never get to the bottom of,' Philly police Capt. Jason Smith said.
PHILADELPHIA -- A suspect wanted in three random killings in Philadelphia is now in custody, and police are calling him a potential serial killer.
The suspect, 21-year-old Derrick Jones, was arrested after a raid on Thursday morning and charged with three counts of murder."This is a totally random act of violence that we may never get to the bottom of," Capt. Jason Smith of the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit said during a news conference on Friday morning.Around 10:30 pm. on June 28, 20-year-old Zamir Syrus was shot multiple times in the chest at Broad Street and Chelten Avenue in East Oak Lane after getting off a SEPTA bus.
Officers were able to use SEPTA surveillance video to identify Jones and track him down to his grandmother's home, where they arrested him.Sources tell Action News a 45-caliber handgun was found during the raid, as was clothing the suspect was captured wearing on surveillance video. Court records reveal the suspect pleaded guilty to firearm and receiving stolen property charges in 2019. He was sentenced to 11-23 months behind bars.
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