Authorities are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a 19-year-old man in Point Breeze on Monday night.
James Manigault, of the 1300 block of South Opal Street, was walking on the 1700 block of Federal Street when he was gunned down just before 9 p.m., said Capt. Thomas Lippo of the Homicide Unit.
The shooter approached the victim from behind and shot him multiple times in the head and chest when he tried to flee, Lippo said. Manigault was found dead on the 1800 block of Federal, reports stated.
Witnesses told police the suspect was wearing a black hooded winter jacket at the time of the shooting, Lippo said.
To report information, call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.
Ten Spot rapists sentenced
The four men convicted of rape, robbery and related crimes in connection with an incident last year at a South Philly tavern will spend decades behind bars.
Common Pleas Judge Teresa Sarmina handed down the defendants’ prison sentences last Wednesday, according to court records. Todd White was sentenced to 48 to 123 years. Keith Graves received 42 to 125 years. Takay Taylor will serve 47 to 125 years, and his brother, David Taylor, received 12 to 35 years.
The men had been found guilty of rape, robbery and weapons charges stemming from the July 29, 2001 heist at the Ten Spot Saloon, 10th and Tasker streets.
According to victims’ reports, the men entered the bar around 1 a.m. the morning of the attack. Just before 2 a.m., as employees began to close the place, the men donned black ski masks, pulled out guns and ordered patrons to the floor.
The patrons and employees were led downstairs into a stockroom, where they were ordered to strip so the thieves could search their clothes for money and valuables.
The masked men then beat the victims with a sawed-off shotgun and threatened to shoot them if they didn’t get more money. One of the hostages, a 20-year-old female, told the attackers she had an additional $380 in her purse upstairs. She was led upstairs, where the attackers took her money, then took turns raping her behind the bar.
The four men finally left the tavern around 2:30 a.m. with about $2,400, jewelry and a video-surveillance tape.
Man shot in genitals
A drive-by shooter wounded a 20-year-old man in the groin as the victim was walking along the 1300 block of South 27th Street early Friday, police said.
The assailant fired from the passenger side of a dark-colored automobile, hitting the victim in the crotch, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detective Division.
The victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after the 1:30 a.m. incident and treated for a gunshot wound to the penis, Biello said. The man is listed in good condition.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Group attacks man
A man told police he was abducted, beaten and robbed at gunpoint by a half-dozen attackers Saturday evening.
A 20-year-old male was ambushed and forced to enter a home on the 2200 block of Ellsworth Street at 5:10 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives. Inside the property, he was beaten and threatened with a gun, Biello said. The attackers stole $40 and a chain from the victim before he escaped and called police, reports stated.
Six adults — five males and one female — were taken into custody, but were later released pending an investigation, Biello said.
Of those detained, two listed South Philly residences for their home addresses, according to reports.
Arrest in knifepoint mugging
Police have arrested and charged a man in the knifepoint robbery of a male victim early Sunday.
The 24-year-old victim was walking on the 1700 block of South 13th Street at 12:10 a.m. when a stranger approached him, pulled a blade and demanded money, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives. The victim handed over his uncashed paycheck, Biello said.
Seventeenth District officers later arrested Marlon Ross near Hicks and Tasker streets in connection with the crime, Biello said. Ross, 33, from the 2000 block of St. Albans Street, is charged with robbery, assault, theft and related offenses.
Thief nabs dough at deli
A man walked into a deli on the 700 block of Wharton Street on Friday night, asked for headache medicine, then held a clerk at gunpoint while he robbed the store, police said.
The suspect entered South Philly Cold Cuts Deli and asked a 50-year-old store employee for Tylenol shortly after 8 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives. When the woman turned around to retrieve the medicine, the man pulled out a gun, demanded money and threatened to kill her, Biello said.
The clerk gave the culprit about $200 and he fled, reports stated.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Senior’s purse snatched
A man grabbed a purse from an 80-year-old woman on the 900 block of Jackson Street on Monday afternoon, police said.
The robber snatched the woman’s handbag and ran east on Jackson Street, then south on Ninth around 1 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives. The purse contained $40 and the victim’s identification, Biello said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
