Posted on 02/20/2023 5:10:27 PM PST by bitt
Sources say the suspect told investigators he melted the gun he used in the killing of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It only took 12 hours for police to arrest the suspect accused of killing Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald on Saturday night.
Miles Pfeffer, 18, was taken into custody Sunday morning at his home on Quarry Road in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.
On Monday morning, Temple police transported Pfeffer to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. He has now been arraigned, and formally charged with murder and murder of a police officer.
It wasn't hard for police to track Pfeffer's movements. Action News is told most of the incident was captured on surveillance video.
Authorities say the 18-year-old deliberately and fatally shot Officer Fitzgerald after a short pursuit and struggle on North 18th Street near Temple University's campus.
According to court records obtained by Action News, Officer Fitzgerald was initially responding to reports of a robbery near 17th Street and West Montgomery Avenue when he first encountered Pfeffer.
After the shooting, authorities say Pfeffer stood over the officer and shot him several more times in the head while he was on the ground. Pfeffer is also accused of trying to rob Officer Fitzgerald of his service weapon but was unsuccessful.
Action News spoke to U.S. Marshal Robert Clark who was there when Pfeffer was caught. He says Pfeffer was apprehended using Officer's Fitzgerald handcuffs.
"That's a tradition that we do, any time there's a fallen officer," said Clark.
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Officer Fitzgerald and his family need justice.
The rich think they are immune to the law.
But why would it be in their jurisdiction? Very odd, IMO.
Must be adopted. He looks nothing like a “Teen”
Bet they say he was on Prozac or Haloperidol, something like those.
I really wonder about people who fantasize about prison rape.
Because it was a fellow officer. Several jurisdictions sent officers to make the arrest. It’s a tradition. Just like using the fallen officer’s cuffs on the perp.
Do you wonder about joining or resisting?
No fantasy involved. Prison rape is an ugly fact, and young males are targets.
I get that about the brotherhood, and I am always touched by seeing such gestures.
It’s just that I am curious about how federal personnel would be involved in a matter of local law enforcement. Just curious. Not criticizing.
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