by Alex Lloyd Gross
The 33rd Philadelphia County Investigating Grand Jury found that 21 people were involved in serious gun crimes in the city from January 2022 through August 2023. The crimes include the murder of 18-year-old Aquill Foster.
Just about every area of Philadelphia was affected by the crimes that the individuals are alleged to have committed. District Attorney Larry Krasner said that Five of the defendants were arrested this week, while others were in custody on other charges.
Those arrested include: Maliek Robbins
- Aggravated Assault
- Robbery
- Conspiracy
Jayme Drayton
- Murder
Marquan Flamer
- Murder
- Attempted Murder
- Attempted Murder
- Conspiracy to Commit Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
- Attempted Murder
Baahij Arthur Atum El Emmitt Hardee Damar Holmes Rahmel Humphrey Carl Jarett
- Attempted Murder
- Robbery
- Theft by Unlawful Taking
Quadir Spady
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
Elante Outerbridge
- Attempted Murder
- Robbery
Eli Simmons
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
- Robbery
- Attempted Murder
- Attempted Murder
Malik Sweets Ivan Williams Javon Fisher
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
- Robbery
Baseer Johnson
- Attempted Murder
- Robbery
- Aggravated Assault
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
Aliaan Harris Taaj Lennon Bryant Cumberbatch
- Attempted Murder
- Aggravated Assault
- Conspiracy to Commit Attempted Murder
Samerah Pendleton
Alex Lloyd Gross File Photo Delaware Valley News.com Larry Krasner puts up a graph of crime at a press event in 2025.
The District Attorney alleged that those above were involved in 18 non-fatal shootings, three gunpoint carjackings, one car theft, and one gunpoint robbery. They represent the following street gangs. “The Senders,” “The Close Range Gang,” “7th Street,” and “PNB.”