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Video captured the moments of a daylight robbery in Philadelphia where a man being robbed fought back against two armed robbers.

The video released Tuesday by Philadelphia police on YouTube shows the attempted robbery and shooting near the intersection of East Cheltenham Avenue and Erdick Street around 1:49 p.m. on Monday, July 11.

Video of the incident shows a man in a blue shirt tussling with the first would-be robber -- a thin-built man who police say was wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans -- as they slammed into a stop sign pole.

As the two grappled on the ground, a second would-be robber -- a thin-built man who police said wore a white tank top, maroon shorts with a black design on the sides and black Crocs -- gets out of a dark-colored crossover-style SUV and heads toward the scene with his gun in hand, police said.

"The victim managed to wrestle a firearm away from offender #1 just as offender #2 began firing shots from his own firearm, striking the victim two times," police said in their news release.

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The victim managed to fire at the second suspect, appearing to have struck the guy in the white shirt at least once, police said.

After the gunfire, the two would-be thieves hopped back into the SUV -- "possibly an Infiniti with chrome trim and billet style grill with no brand logo" that also could have bullet holes in the driver's side and rear panels -- and drove off on Erdick Street, police said.

The shooting left the man in the blue shirt hospitalized with gunshot wounds to his buttocks and left ankle, police said.

Police found the second suspect's Crocs at the scene.

If you spot the men involved, call 911 immediately, police said.

Police asked anyone with information to submit tips via call or text at 215-686-8477 or online.

A suspected killer stalked three victims, following them onto buses, getting off after they did, following them on foot and opening fire in what Philadelphia police Friday called a “random act of violence.”

The slayings happened in two separate shootings on June 28 and July 7. The suspect, 21-year-old Derrick Jones, was arrested Thursday after investigators traced him to his home, using surveillance video that showed how he picked out his victims and followed the same script in the seemingly random killings, Philadelphia Police Department Capt. Jason Smith said.

“This is a total random act of violence, which we may never get to the bottom of and uncover why,” he said. The three killings happened in the West Oak Lane neighborhood, where the victims and the suspect all lived, police said.

In the first shooting, Jones took the life of 20-year-old Zamir Syrus, Smith said.

Surveillance showed Jones getting onto a SEPTA bus at Broad Street and Olney Avenue at 10:01 p.m., three minutes before Syrus boarded the same bus, Smith said. At 10:16 p.m., Syrus got off at Broad Street and Chelten Avenue, while Jones got of a minute later at the next stop, the captain said.

Syrus was walking north on Broad Street as Jones walked toward him in the opposite direction, passing him before stopping, removing something from his waistband – “presumably a firearm” – turning around, running after Syrus with both arms extended and firing several shots at the victim’s back, Smith said. Investigators recovered six spent bullet casings.

Syrus was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he died.

Jones used a similar playbook in the alleged killing of two other men who were heading home from work on July 7, Smith said.

That night, cameras showed Jones following 20-year-old Justin Robert Smith and 21-year-old Tyheim Tucker onto a train on SEPTA’s Broad Street line in North Philadelphia at 10:11 p.m., the captain said. The suspect followed the victims to the Olney Transportation Center, where he then continued to follow them onto a bus, Smith said.

Around 10:40 p.m., the victims got off the bus at 68th and Ogontz avenues. Jones got off one stop later and walked back in the direction of the victims, passing them on the opposite side of the street, Smith said.

The pair then continued walking north on Ogontz Avenue and then west on 68th Avenue, Smith said. Jones, meanwhile, continued walking south on Ogontz Avenue and then west on Independence Avenue before quickly walking northbound through a rear driveway and catching up to the victims, the captain said.

As the pair walked past the driveway, Jones opened fire, striking them multiple times before fleeing, Smith said. The victims were declared dead at the scene, where investigators found 13 spent bullet casings.  

On Thursday, police officers and SWAT members executed a search warrant at an apartment on the 6900 block of Forrest Avenue, where Jones lived with his grandmother and a younger sister, Smith said.

There, they found Jones and a Glock handgun with an extended magazine containing 31 live rounds of the same caliber bullets used in the murders of the three men, Smith said. They also found 76 live rounds the same caliber, as well as clothing believed to have been worn by Jones during the killings, Smith said.

Ballistic investigators determined that the bullets used in the slayings matched the bullets found in Jones’ home and that they were fired from the same gun also found in the home, the captain said.

Upon his arrest, Jones refused to give a statement, deepening the mystery around what possibly motivated the slayings, Smith said. At no time did it appear that Jones had any interaction with the victims, nor did he have any relation to them, Smith said.

“The motive is unknown, but that is the burning question. Why? Why did Mr. Jones murder, in cold blood, three males?” the captain said.

At the time of the killings, Jones was out on probation after pleading guilty in 2019 to firearm offenses and stealing a vehicle, Smith said. He was sentenced to 11 ½ to 23 months of confinement and two years of probation, Smith said.

Jones was regularly checking in with his probation officer before the killings, Smith said. He was also arrested twice for juvenile offenses, which are sealed, the captain noted.

The gun Jones allegedly used in the killings had no record of an owner, he added.

Jones has been charged with three counts of murder and related crimes, Smith said. Investigators were also looking into whether Jones may have been involved in other crimes.

It was unclear if Jones had retained an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

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