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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Man, 24, gunned down on Germantown street
Police are searching for Anthony Baker, 26, in connection with a fatal shooting Feb. 9 in Germantown.

This post has been updated.

A West Oak Lane man was gunned down in the city’s Germantown section early Thursday morning, and police are seeking the public's help to track down a man wanted in connection with the shooting.

Officers responding to a call for gunshots on Marion Street near Hansberry at 1:29 a.m. found the victim, 24-year-old David McLenic, of Louise Road near Middleton Street, lying in the street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Medics pronounced McLenic dead at the scene.

Police said their investigation revealed that McLenic had been involved in an altercation with several other men prior to the shooting, and they are looking for 26-year-old Anthony Baker in connection with the slaying.

Police released a photo of Baker, whose last known address was on Algard Street near Levick in the city's Mayfair section. A reward of up to $20,000 is being offered by the city for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in the killing, police said.

Tipsters should contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or -35, the Philadelphia Police tipline at 215-686-8477 or dial 911.
Posted by Morgan Zalot @ 4:27 PM  Permalink | 23 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:34 PM, 02/09/2012
    nice.
    — Tyrone Biggums
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:48 PM, 02/09/2012
    that's a bummer dude.
    — high water
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:09 PM, 02/09/2012
    What number is this one?
    — CleanupPhilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:37 PM, 02/09/2012
    The Philadelphia Police Department site says 40 as of midnight 2/8/12, which would make this 41; however, 40 was the number on the site a few days ago, before some other folks were murdered, so I'm not sure we can trust the PPD site number.
    — TheodorePikul
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:14 PM, 02/09/2012
    Look at that dead-eyed stare. You think there's a chance of rehabilitating this critter?
    — BurbGuy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:28 PM, 02/09/2012
    Aw .... another day in da hood. No big deal.
    — RufusG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:37 PM, 02/09/2012
    Anthony Baker was reacting to racism that he perceives in this society, and besides, there wasn't enough funding for recreation programs to keep him busy. That explains it.
    — SammyD
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:50 PM, 02/09/2012
    Same old..dangle the reward. If this punk was in jail where he belonged, guess what.
    — dogman5
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:06 PM, 02/09/2012
    Mayfair is the new West Oak Lane. Thanks.
    — WestOakLane54-70
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:13 PM, 02/09/2012
    It should be WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE $20,000.
    — Black Label Society
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:14 PM, 02/09/2012
    Clean up and the other bigots coming out of their holes.
    — Brian E. Breslin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:23 PM, 02/09/2012
    Mr. McLenic will not be making it to his misdemeanor trial next month.
    — dglass1


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Dana DiFilippo has covered murder, mayhem and miscellany at the Daily News since 2000. She grew up in Delaware County and studied journalism and photography at Penn State University. E-mail tips to difilid@phillynews.com.

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Stephanie Farr has been reporting for the Daily News since 2007, covering everything from gay porn stars who entered the burglary business to moon trees, skinheads, murders and naked bike rides. She covers crime, both in the city and suburbs, and keeps clippings of bizarre Associated Press articles. Her favorite this year was the story about the drunk in Punxsutawney who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a dead opossum. E-mail tips to farrs@phillynews.com.

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Phillip Lucas joined the Daily News crime team in 2011. He grew up on the mean streets of Seattle and studied journalism and psychology at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Before landing in the City of Brotherly Love, Phillip was a reporter for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del. Email tips to lucasp@phillynews.com.

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Morgan Zalot is the newest crime reporter at the Daily News, starting in 2011 after interning at the paper twice as a Temple University journalism student. In her past stints at the DN, she covered just about everything, from drunken Phillies fans to a barber shop in a high school to a grisly murder-suicide. She’s a born-and-raised Philly girl who grew up in the Northeast. E-mail tips to zalotm@philly.com.

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