A person was arrested in connection to a deadly South Philadelphia mass shooting in July during which “contagious gunfire” from a number of gunmen left three folks lifeless and 9 others injured, officers mentioned.
Terrell Frazier, 22, was arrested and charged with murder, homicide, tried homicide, aggravated assault and different associated offenses, Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore introduced on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Vanore offered an in depth timeline on the occasions that led to the capturing.
On Saturday, July 5, round 5 p.m., a big gathering of 100 to 200 folks came about on the 1500 block of South Etting Road for a celebration that was promoted on social media, Vanore mentioned.
When officers arrived on the occasion to disperse the gang, a few of the attendees jumped on police automobiles, in line with Vanore. Officers mentioned two folks had been then arrested for assaulting police.
The subsequent night time, on Sunday, July 6, the massive crowd of 100 to 200 folks as soon as once more gathered on the 1500 block of South Etting Road for an additional occasion, in line with Vanore.
Then on Monday, July 7, shortly earlier than 1 a.m., an individual attending the occasion pulled out a gun and fired, probably within the air, main different folks to drag out weapons and fireplace as nicely, in line with investigators.
“There was no argument or no opposing occasion. We imagine that one person that was amongst their group had fired a gun. We imagine it might have been within the air,” Vanore mentioned. “That precipitated not less than a dozen different folks with firearms to then start recklessly and actually deliberately firing their firearms. I do not know what all of them had been firing at.”
Police responded to the capturing and located a number of folks affected by gunshot wounds.
Three of the victims, Zahir Wylie, 23, Jason Rese, 19, and Azir Harris, 24, died from their accidents. 9 different victims, together with a 15-year-old lady, two 17-year-old boys, an 18-year-old man, two 19-year-old males, a 21-year-old man, a 23-year-old girl, and a 24-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds. A tenth sufferer was injured after falling to the bottom whereas operating away.
Investigators finally decided that 13 separate weapons had been fired they usually collected over 140 items of ballistic proof.
Police later launched surveillance video and images of three suspects within the capturing. The video exhibits gunmen firing their weapons on a porch whereas a number of folks both run away on the road or duck for canopy.
Investigators analyzed the ballistic, forensic and digital proof, obtained movies of the capturing that had been posted on social media, spoke with witnesses and acquired a number of suggestions. They then recognized a suspect within the capturing as Terrell Frazier. A search warrant was issued for Frazier in West Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and he was taken into custody.
Court records show Frazier has an in depth felony historical past. His legal professional info has not but been listed.
Whereas Frazier is charged with homicide, investigators haven’t but decided if he was the gunman who killed the three victims. Vanore mentioned they imagine different arrests will probably be made they usually proceed to research.
Terrell Frazier, 22, was arrested and charged in connection to a mass capturing during which “contagious gunfire” from a number of gunmen left three folks lifeless and 9 others injured, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore revealed on Thursday.
Vanore additionally mentioned all the capturing victims who survived had been launched from the hospital.
The Philadelphia District Lawyer’s Workplace is within the technique of reviewing all of the proof within the case, in line with Vanore.
When you have any info on the capturing, name the Philadelphia Police Murder Unit at 215-686-3334 or ship an nameless tip by calling 215-686-TIPS.
Sufferer’s father speaks out
NBC10 spoke with Troy Harris, the father of Azir Harris. Troy Harris mentioned his son was in a wheelchair resulting from accidents he suffered in one other capturing when he was 17-years-old. The daddy instructed NBC10 that previous to his demise, his son was sharing his story with the hopes of stopping others from turning into the victims of gun violence.
“Taking him away took my entire household. We dwelling, however a chunk of us is lacking,” Troy Harris mentioned.
Troy Harris additionally mentioned his son was the daddy of a 1-year-old youngster.
“My son was an incredible man. Giving, type, all the things to me and my household. He was the lights in our home, the lights of life. I’m so sorry he received took away like this. I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” he mentioned.
As of Aug. 6, there have been 136 reported homicides in Philadelphia in 2025, down greater than 15% from the identical time final 12 months which finally noticed the bottom variety of murders within the metropolis in a decade, according to police data.
