ABC 6OLNEY (WPVI) — Two people were arrested and several others are being sought in connection to a brutal attack on a homeless man at a gas station in Philadelphia’s Olney section.
It happened around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 5500 block of North 5th Street.
Police say it all began when a 10-year-old boy told his mother that he got into an argument with the man over who was going to pump customers’ gas for spare change.
Authorities say surveillance video shows no evidence that the 51-year-old victim ever struck the boy.
According to police, the child’s mother 34-year-old Aleathea Gillard and several other people went back to the gas station.
The surveillance video shows the group getting out of a gray minivan.
Police say the suspects punched and kicked the man and at one point Gillard repeatedly struck him in the head with a rocking chair leg until it broke.
The video shows the group pummeling the victim with various weapons including a hammer and other objects as he lay unconscious, bleeding from the head.
Before leaving it appears one of the suspects took the boy over to get a look at what they did to the victim.
“The male right now is not doing that great, he’s in critical condition. We’re not sure if he’s gonna make it or not and It’s very tragic,” said Capt. Malachi Jones, Philadelphia Police.
As it turns out, police say one of the suspects, 24-year-old Shareena Joachim, accidentally maced one of her co-horts and decided to drive to Einstein Medical Center to have her eyes flushed out.
No one was banking on police, who had just saw the video, being there working on the case.
“And further investigation revealed that these individuals were involved in the assault on this male,” said Capt. Jones.
Gillard and Joachim were arrested.
Both are facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses.
Police have also recovered the car in question.
Investigators are hoping to learn the identities of the others involved in the attack. They are believed to be relatives or friends.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS (8477), by texting a tip to PPDTIP (773847) or online at www.phillypolice.com.
All tips will remain anonymous.
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Week in and week out the world witnesses felonious violence depicted in videos of blacks and of LEO’s in the US. I haven’t realized gang mentality being so prevalent in anyone except blacks and cops. In society neither are required to be educated. The relationship is reciprocal and nurtured.
was told by someone released from jail recently and I quote, “most if not all the problems that goes on there are caused by white people” this is coming from a white guy who chose blacks browns Asians over whites and got lured and beat up for it. even in jail and prison they have some weird type politics.
This article helps confirm the “predator” mentality.
There are certain types who think the homeless are there
to be abused, and they act out on it. As if these people are
fair game to pick on, ridicule, and mistreat.
Most of the homeless wouldn’t have picked their situation.
Most have fallen to bad circumstances, which running together,
culminated into no other recourse, and survive as best they can.
Yes, there are those who desire the road of the “Hobo”.
But I believe they to be few over all.
It really get’s my “goat” when I see morons abusing the less fortunate.
Just because they can, and it gives them something to do.
When these creatures are caught, they should be sentenced to
1000 hours of community service, under heavy supervision, at a
a rescue mission. This will allow them to see the inner world of those
which they’ve belittled, and maligned. Then, just maybe, these creatures
will see that they’re just a step away from being there them selves.