Cops: Dad brings kids, 2 and 3, to shooting
The year is winding down, but one man snuck in his application for parent of the year this afternoon when he brought his two toddlers to a shooting in Upper Darby and then led police on a high-speed chase with his kids in the car, police said.
Cops: Dad brings kids, 2 and 3, to shooting
The year is winding down, but one man snuck in his application for parent of the year this afternoon when he brought his two toddlers to a shooting in Upper Darby and then led police on a high-speed chase with his kids in the car, police said.
The chase ended when the suspect crashed his car in to a building and tried to flee on foot with the children in his arms, said Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
Around 12:20 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on Sheffield Street near Guilford Road and found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
The man, who was not cooperative with police, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently listed in serious condition, Chitwood said.
Three .45-caliber shell casings were found at the scene and police were able to determine from an eye witness that the shooter fled the scene in an older-model Chevy Lumina.
The car was spotted shortly after the shooting on Lansdowne Avenue and a high-speed chase ensued before the driver lost police and crashed his car into a business on Baltimore Avenue near Rigby, Chitwood said.
Responding officers were shocked when they spotted the suspect running down Rigby Avenue with his 2-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter under his arms. Apparently, the man had taken the children out of their car seats after the crash and tried to flee police with them in tow.
"Give me a break. He takes his kids to a shooting!" Chitwood said. "Fortunately, he didn't abandon them too."
Police have the suspect in custody but are not releasing his name until charges are filed. His children, who were not injured, have been turned over to Delaware County Children and Youth Services, according to police.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
wow— frankford82- What an IDIOT!— Lboogy
- Chitwood gets all the good cases. Williams must be getting jealous.— towman
- This story has all the earmarks of a classic Delco tale: guns, gas-guzzling cars, gritty Upper Darby setting, and more pithy zingers from Chitwood. Then it takes things to another unexpected level with a hilarious lead sentence (next stop: Pulitzer) and, get this, a perp who actually acknowledges his progeny (albeit while committing a felony).
This story captures today's Upper Darby: a veritable mecca of violence and stupidity.
I smell a Pulitzer.— So_many_haters - Yep... father of the year. What an idiot!— sbtigger
- what is 85?— The Usual Suspects
- I love these stories. Where baby momma be?— jbetty01
- Do we even know if a weapon was recovered? Was it the same Chevy Lumina?— Tasha
- This guy is an idiot but not a representative of any group of people. My only fear is that there are more of him every day.— the Painter
- Well, you can't say he isn't there for his kids.— Niko
- He should serve a 25 year sentence. No early release. No Parole. SERVE EVERYDAY. ONLY APOLOGISTS & ENABLERS WILL DISAGREE (and there are alot of them, especially in this city). P.S. don't be shocked when he is arrested again several years fromnow, for another shooting.— Yohanna
- I takes care a my kids— dontavoidtheobvious
- You only get these stories out of Upper Darby!
- Maybe he thought it was "take your child to work day"??????— oneway
