Girl's brother charged with shooting at 17-year-old
Upper Darby police say Darius Kilby, 23, of Darby Borough, opened fire on a 17-year-old high school student who'd gotten in a fight with his sister.
Girl's brother charged with shooting at 17-year-old
William Bender
Upper Darby police say they're seeing an increase in violent incidents stemming from disputes among the township's high school students. The arrest of Darius Kilby is the latest example.
Kilby, 23, of Darby Borough, was arrested last night for allegedly opening fire on a 17-year-old Upper Darby High School student who had gotten into a fight with Kilby's sister, also 17, earlier in the week. Police say all four shots missed. No bystanders were hurt.
"Yesterday afternoon, the brother of the female student sought revenge on the male student, and he found him at Margate and Garrett roads," said police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. "During the fight, Kilby goes to his car and gets his trusty .380 (semiautomatic handgun) and opens fire. Fortunately, he misses him and 50 to 60 other people in the area."
Bywood Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School are near where the shots were fired. High school students also walk along Garrett Road when school opens and closes.
"There are hundreds of kids walking to and from that area," Chitwood said. "This was a very, very dangerous situation."
Kilby was arraigned today and jailed on $150,000 bail while awaiting his preliminary hearing. He is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, carrying a gun on school property and related offenses.
Chitwood said police arrested five female Upper Darby High students last week after a major fight broke out near the school, and police have been called to the school 45 times this year for reports of violence and/or drug activity.
"This type of escalation we've not seen before, with the introduction of a firearm," Chitwood said. He said it might be time for the school district to consider forming an armed police force for the high school.
In January, the district made national news when then 13-year-old Nadin Khoury was attacked by students of the Opportunity Center. The incident was captured on a cell-phone camera.
Putting aside how crappy a shot this guy must be to miss not only his intended victim but 50-60 other people (probably because he was holding his piece sideways),this is another reason UDSD needs to build another high school to serve that half of Upper Darby's offspring.— Burbanite- $4400/yr in taxes FOR A ROW HOME and things like this happen around the schools. You're a joke, Chitwood. Stop acting like you're one of the regular people. I don't want my police chief using phrases like "...Kilby goes to his car and gets his trusty .380..." This town disgusts me and I can't wait to move to Chester County.— argyjr
- Just wait and watch this Kilby fellow's charges get bargained down to three months probation.— DonQ
- Well argyjr, it's nice to have goals in life but...Chester County? Is that really a step up?— GreenOrangeRedBlueBlood
- Freen, arg will just be around idiots that look like him.— philligrl
- Police called 45 times THIS YEAR? This school year? as in since the beginning of school in September?— prenestino
- they say cream always rises to the top!! so this article proves what the scum does, as usual. no ethics, mo morals, & no self control . and don't even thinks of any intelligent thoughts. heredity will out.— Miss M.
- now we know if this was a white kid, most of you would acknowledge that he may have been taking for a hurt sister, he may have missed on purpose and he and his family may also be tired of violence. With that said, some of you justified the old man in Ridley Township killing someone over noise earlier this week, but stand astonished that a young man may make a stupid decision in taking up for a sister against a young man who did not have an issue with "hitting a girl".— ralph
