March 12, 2024
KYLE MAZZA//SOPA IMAGES; SIPA USA
Philadelphia police have now made three arrests stemming from the March 6 shooting that injured 8 Northeast High School students who were waiting to board a SEPTA bus at Cottman and Rising Sun avenues.
A third person has been arrested in connection with the shooting in Northeast Philadelphia that injured 8 teenagers at a SEPTA bus stop last Wednesday, U.S. Marshals announced. The suspect is one of four who have been linked to the incident.
Jermahd Carter, 19, was taken into custody around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at a property on Academy Road. A family member who answered the door confirmed Carter was at the residence and he surrendered to authorities. Carter is facing charges for attempted murder, firearms violations and related offenses.
This arrest comes after authorities said Monday they had charged two 18-year-olds, Jamaal Tucker and Ahnile Buggs, with the shooting near the intersection of Cottman and Rising Sun avenues in the city's Burholme neighborhood. Three gunmen had fired more than 30 shots at a group of people waiting to board a SEPTA bus that pulled up to the intersection around 3 p.m. The suspects fled in a stolen Hyundai Sonata driven by a fourth suspect, investigators said.
All of the people injured in the shooting are students at Northeast High School, which is less than a mile away from the shooting scene.
U.S. Marshals said they have identified the fourth suspect who remains at large.
"We are now seeking one more suspect. We have asked this suspect’s family for a surrender by tomorrow morning and if this does not occur, we are prepared to aggressively pursue him with every investigative resource available,” said supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark.
Last week, police released surveillance video of the shooting that showed three of the suspects emerging from the dark blue Hyundai and firing into the crowd. Hours after the shooting, police located the vehicle and determined it had been connected to the theft of a second car. A gray Kia Sportage had been parked where the Hyundai was initially reported stolen days before the shooting, police said.
At a press conference on Monday afternoon, investigators said they are still working to determine whether there is a connection between the shooting in Northeast Philly and another shooting at a SEPTA bus stop in Ogontz two days earlier that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured four others.
