PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia law enforcement officials are warning residents against harboring wanted fugitives as they continue to search for suspects wanted for multiple crimes.
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner held a joint press conference on Wednesday morning to announce the arrest of a man known as one of "Philadelphia's most wanted fugitives." According to Bilal, on Tuesday morning, members of the Sheriff's Fugitive Warrant Unit, U.S.
Marshals and Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit arrested Gregory Burnett in Darby, Pennsylvania. Burnett is accused of fatally shooting a 31-year-old man on the 5000 block of Marion Avenue on August 16, 2020.
Related Philadelphia's law enforcement leaders are enlisting the help of the public to catch nearly a dozen murder suspects who have been roaming the streets of the city for years, some since 2019.In November 2020, the DA's Office approved murder charges against Burnett, who has two prior violations for firearms, authorities say.