Homicide detectives continue to hunt for the drive-by shooter who killed a 26-year-old man on the 2500 block of Tasker Street.
Naim Sadat, of the 1900 block of Point Breeze Avenue, was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania a half-hour after Thursday’s 8:15 p.m. shooting, said Capt. Charles Bloom of the Homicide Division.
Someone in a blue car — possibly a 1993 Saturn sedan — fired multiple times at Sadat, striking him in the torso as he sat on the steps of the dwelling, Bloom said.
Investigators recovered three 9 mm casings at the scene, the captain said.
To report information, call the Homicide Division at 215-686-3334/3335.
Accidental gunfire?
A 28-year-old woman is in stable condition at HUP after her boyfriend shot her in the neck just after she told him to stop playing with his gun, police said.
An arrest is pending, but investigators could not say at press time whether Tuesday night’s shooting was accidental, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detective Division.
The victim was alone in her house on the 2700 block of Cantrell Street around 11:30 p.m. when her 19-year-old boyfriend of two years arrived back at the address with a friend, the sergeant said.
The boyfriend started showing off his pistol — a Dan Wesson .357 magnum — and pointed it at his girlfriend, who asked him not to do so, Biello said.
As the victim turned away, she heard one gunshot, felt pain in her neck and realized she had been struck, said the sergeant.
Police drove the victim to the hospital.
Shot during robbery
A woman is recovering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen she suffered during a robbery of her brother’s Grays Ferry business last week.
Heidi Shernoff, 40, underwent surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after last Thursday’s incident, police said. She was listed in good condition earlier this week.
Her assailants entered Shernoff Salad Inc. on the 1400 block of Warfield Street shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detective Division.
Jeffrey Shernoff, the victim’s cousin, told police he was in the office area when the gunmen barged in, demanding he turn over all the money or they would kill him, said the sergeant.
After handing over the cash, Jeffrey fled the store, Biello said. As Heidi exited the bathroom, unaware of the robbery, the gunmen opened fire, the sergeant said.
The suspects fled in a four-door Oldsmobile, driven by a third man, said Biello.
First District police spotted the car heading east on Penrose Avenue and pursued it to FDR Park, where all three suspects got out and tried to make a run for it, the sergeant said.
Police nabbed Kevin Cleveland, 28, and Malik Williams, 25, after Jeffrey Shernoff and other witnesses positively identified them, said Stephanie McNeil, spokesperson for the Police Public Affairs Unit.
Money stolen during the robbery was recovered, McNeil added.
As of yesterday, authorities were still searching for the third suspect, who police said jumped into the lake. The Police Marine Unit searched the lake last Thursday but turned up nothing, police said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Teen can’t escape bullets
A teen told police he was minding his own business when two gun-toting males approached him and started firing.
The incident occurred last Thursday around 6:15 p.m. on the 3000 block of Wharton Street, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
When the 16-year-old victim started to run, he heard gunfire and then felt pain in his leg, the sergeant said.
The victim was treated at HUP and released, said Biello.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Shot in the street
Seventeenth District police found a 22-year-old man laying in the street Monday with a gunshot wound to his left leg.
The victim told police that someone in a white van with tinted windows fired at him on the 3100 block of Mountain Drive, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
The victim was taken to HUP, where he was in stable condition after the 10:25 p.m. incident, the sergeant said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Pizza man carjacked
It was a double dose of bad luck for a pizza deliveryman who was robbed and then carjacked Aug. 13 on the 2000 block of Fitzwater Street, police said.
The 41-year-old victim was making a delivery on the block at 10:10 p.m. when an armed man confronted him and told him to give up all his money or else be shot dead, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
After the deliveryman turned over $30, the culprit fled in the victim’s brown 1990 Ford Tempo, the sergeant added.
Police said the assailant was 20-25 years old and had dreadlocks pulled into a ponytail.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Bank robbed again
For a fourth time in six months, a robber has targeted Commerce Bank at 2201 S. Broad St., police said.
The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying the man who pulled off last Thursday’s heist and walked away $2,500 richer.
The perpetrator entered the bank around 2:30 p.m. and, instead of employing the standard modus operandi of handing the teller a demand note, he verbally demanded money, said FBI spokesperson Linda Vizi.
The bandit indicated he had a gun, although no one saw a weapon on him, Vizi said.
Two of the three previous Commerce robbery suspects have been apprehended.
Kenneth Bagley is charged with the Feb. 2 holdup at the branch. Bagley, 33, of the 1300 block of South Fourth Street, was a paroled bank robber who was convicted of five heists more than a decade ago, said authorities.
Bryan Reckeweg, 31, of the 400 block of Fitzgerald Street, was charged with the July 3 robbery.
Authorities are still seeking the July 30 suspect, as well as the one who committed last Thursday’s holdup.
