Alleged gunman sought

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""Police are seeking a Newbold man for murdering one and shooting three others in Lower Moyamensing in April.

Saroeum Chabb, whose last known address is on the 1600 block of South 15th Street, is believed to have shot three men and a woman at 2:27 a.m. April 3 on the 2300 block of South Eighth Street during an unknown dispute, Deputy Robert Clark of the U.S. Marshal Service’s Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, said.

The U.S. Marshal Service is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the 28-year-old’s arrest.

Chabb allegedly shot one of the men — Ranny Thon, 23, of the 2300 block of South Eighth Street — in the chest. Thon was pronounced dead three hours later at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, according to police. Chabb also is believed to have struck a 17-year-old woman as well as a 22- and 24-year-old man. The younger victim was allegedly hit in the right arm while the other man suffered wounds to his back and left thigh. Another bullet grazed a 17-year-old woman’s stomach.

Chabb is described as 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a black panther tattoo on his left forearm.

To report information, call the 24-hour U.S. Marshal tip line at 866-865-8477.

Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.

Also in this week’s Police Report:
Robbery victim killed
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$25,000 stolen
Alleged school burglar caught
Lot bandits
O Christmas tree

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