Posted on 02/20/2023 6:14:24 PM PST by bitt
Miles Pfeffer, the 18-year-old suspect arrested for allegedly killing Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald, was picked up by his mother following the fatal shooting. Moments before being shot dead, Fitzgerald had reported on police radio that he was in pursuit.
Reportedly, Pfeffer is charged with 24 counts, including criminal homicide. According to the Philadelphia district attorney, Pfeffer will be charged with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, carjacking, firearm offenses, possession of an instrument of crime, and related offenses.
Pfeffer's Brother Hid in the Alley As Shootout Began
In a series of tweets journalist Steve Keeley reported that the incident was caught on camera. Quoting a source, Keeley wrote that the video surveillance showed Officer Fitzgerald on foot pursuit of a male dressed in all black clothing westbound on Montgomery Ave. The officer catches up to the male just east of 18th Street where the officer male get into a struggle.
He wrote that Officer Fitzgerald was heard repeatedly yelling at the male "to get on the ground. The male is then seen firing a handgun at Officer Fitzgerald who falls to the ground. The male then stands over Officer Fitzgerald & fires several more shots into his face & head area."
According to Keeley, "The accused killer's brother was with him when Officer Fitzgerald tried to stop them & is one of the witnesses who saw & heard what happened, Law Enforcement sources tell FOX29. He ducked into an alley & hid, and saw the officer chase Miles Pfeffer and then he heard gunshots."
Pfeffer Was Picked Up by His Mother
In yet another tweet the Fox 29 reporter revealed that Pfeffer was later picked up by his mother JMP at 29th Street & Ridge Avenue, & driven out to their home on Quarry Road in Buckingham.
Heavy identified Pfeffer's mother as Jill Petrushka and his father as Marc Pfeffer. According to their social media pages, they hail from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The family reportedly moved to their family house in Boxley Farm along Quarry Road four years ago.
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Steve Keeley. Only real news hound in the world.
Now we have a white criminal killed a black police officer. What will this do for “the narrative”?
Don’t know if they are MAGA, but they are definitely white.
Need to IMPEACH that Governor for NOT Supporting the OATH he took.
My guess is Pfeffer is nothing more than a spoiled narcissist. Hard to say if he has enough interest in the world around him to be Antifa. If there is such an affinity, it might be reflected in his social media. Given his youth and physical appearance, he may not have an easy time of it in prison. But, he should work on adjusting since that will be his life from this point forward.
Charging the mother is a tough call. It is not known what Pfeffer told his Mom when she picked him up. Even if he confessed on the spot, it is hard to imagine any mother simply abandoning her child or calling the police. While that is what she should have done, legally, assuming she knew what he did, it may be hard for a jury to look past the intense emotions of that moment and convict her as an accessory. Likewise, the fact she took him home, rather than to the nearest bus or train station to get away, also speaks to the love of a mother for a child and not an accomplice seeking to thwart justice.
With regard to the brother, again not a simple answer. The fact the brother was present at the time of the shooting does not mean he was involved. As a matter of law, merely being present at the scene of a crime does not mean the person was involved. The prosecution would have to show that the brothers agreed to kill the Officer and that each did something to further that objective. Particularly in the case of first degree murder, each defendant must be shown to have had the specific intent to kill at the time of the murder. The intent to kill of brother number 1 does not transfer to brother number 2. That the brother was hiding in the alley when the Officer was shot seems to undercut the idea that the brother intended to kill.
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