Suspect in Philadelphia block-party mass shooting arrested
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Suspect in Philadelphia block-party mass shooting arrested
Updated: 9:42 AM EDT Jul 31, 2025
A man wanted for a 2024 mass shooting that left three people dead in Philadelphia was arrested Thursday morning following a standoff.”Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force arrested Amir Jones, 32, in the 4900 block of Kershaw Street in Philadelphia,” a statement from the U.S. Marshals said.Jones was wanted for three counts of homicide in connection to a July 21st, 2024, mass shooting in the 1200 block of N. Alden Street. Three people were killed and six injured during a gun battle between two groups of males that happened during a neighborhood block party. The arrestAt 6 a.m. investigators executed a search warrant at an apartment on Kershaw Street, where they believed Jones was hiding. “Jones initially refused to comply with commands but after 30 minutes of negotiating, Jones surrendered without incident,” a statement from the marshals said.The U.S. Marshals released several photos of the arrest. We’ve posted those below.
PHILADELPHIA —
A man wanted for a 2024 mass shooting that left three people dead in Philadelphia was arrested Thursday morning following a standoff.
“Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force arrested Amir Jones, 32, in the 4900 block of Kershaw Street in Philadelphia,” a statement from the U.S. Marshals said.
Jones was wanted for three counts of homicide in connection to a July 21st, 2024, mass shooting in the 1200 block of N. Alden Street.
Three people were killed and six injured during a gun battle between two groups of males that happened during a neighborhood block party.
The arrest
At 6 a.m. investigators executed a search warrant at an apartment on Kershaw Street, where they believed Jones was hiding.
“Jones initially refused to comply with commands but after 30 minutes of negotiating, Jones surrendered without incident,” a statement from the marshals said.
The U.S. Marshals released several photos of the arrest. We’ve posted those below.
