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Three were arrested for their involvement in shooting a man in his Grays Ferry basement Friday.
Malik Robertson, 24, of the Northeast, Earl Manley, 24 of North Philly, and a juvenile, for whom police did not release an age or address, allegedly walked inside an unlocked home on the 2800 block of Cantrell Street and entered the basement at 10:54 a.m., Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. There, a 22-year-old was shot multiple times in the face, head and abdomen until he was unconscious.
The trio allegedly fled west on Cantrell and south on South 29th Street in a Mercury Grand Marquis, Tolliver said. As they are believed to have reached Vare Avenue, police were driving toward the automobilewhen the suspects allegedly traveled north in reverse on South 29th and continued going backward on Winton Street until striking a parked vehicle. Upon police arrival, the crashed car was running, but its occupants were no longer inside. Police saw Robertson allegedly fleeing the scene, but apprehended him and later located Manley and the teen in the neighborhood.
Police found the victim in the living room of the home conscious, but suffering from gunshot wounds, Tolliver said. A medic transported him to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where doctors immediately performed surgery and listed him in critical but stable condition.
Upon receiving a search warrant, police recovered ballistics evidence, narcotic packaging and paraphernalia and various narcotics, Tolliver said.
All three offenders were charged with criminal attempted murder, conspiracy murder, burglary, criminal trespassing, possession of an instrument of crime, aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and firearm violations.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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Violent relations
Around the bend slaying
Convicted predator unlisted
Dog down
Child gun fight
Robbed and knocked down
1918 police causality honored
Crime prevention tips
Curbing corruption
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