PA - Temple University Police Officer - Fatally Shot - Philadelphia County - 18 Feb 2023 *arrest*

[rjfjet]

Brother helped identify suspect in Temple University police officer killing, documents show

According to court documents, the suspect's brother was one of the two teens detained by police after the shooting.

6abc.com

 

[rjfjet]

The two teens who had been with Pfeffer before the attack provided key information that led investigators to the 18-year-old, who police say went on to commit a carjacking and flee the crime scene — first to his father’s house in North Philadelphia, then to his mother’s home in Bucks County. He was arrested at the bucolic Boxley Farm property Sunday.

Slain Temple officer Christopher Fitzgerald’s death an ‘extraordinary loss,’ officials say

City officials on Tuesday provided the most complete account yet of a crime that stunned the city and led authorities to charge Miles Pfeffer with Fitzgerald’s murder.

www.inquirer.com

What wow the father also so he went 2 his dad home then called mommy 2 come and get him my guess would b

 

[Erutan]

I believe that also because don’t forget 2 teens got caught it was at the police station so probably right about that we will find out more as it comes out but I really wouldn’t doubt that at all and the mom she knew something I was at first saying she couldn’t of knew but now that lady knew when she picked him up maybe not all but knew he was in trouble of some sort

Aiding and abetting ?
Possibly.
Smh.
M00.

 

[rjfjet]

Aiding and abetting ?
Possibly.
Smh.
M00.

Everyone involved in this is going 2 get in some kind of trouble if anything I do hope mommy dearest gets something 4 little skit also

 

[Bostongirl]

Any potential for getting the thread renamed to include the officer’s name? I want to see his name everywhere and the suspect given the attention he probably loves. MOO

The officer down is named Chris Fitzgerald.

I don’t know how to tag an admin so any advice is welcomed.

 

[Bostongirl]

Any potential for getting the thread renamed to include the officer’s name? I want to see his name everywhere and the suspect given the attention he probably loves. MOO

The officer down is named Chris Fitzgerald.

I don’t know how to tag an admin so any advice is welcomed.

I meant DON’T give the suspect the attention. Can no longer edit…

 

[sds71]

Final goodbye for Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald

A procession will carry the fallen officer from Givnish Funeral Home to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, passing his home and Temple University.

6abc.com

 

[ifindedout]

Wow. Splitsville, yet both mom and dad are of like minds as enablers. Since that's a pretty nice house in Bucks County, I wonder if the affluenza card will get played. MOO

 

[Richrd]

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9 May Court Date

Temple University Police Officer Christopher David Fitzgerald, 31 - Fatally Shot - Philadelphia County - 18 February 2023 ***Arrest***


https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpCourtSummary?docketNumber=MC-51-CR-0003119-2023&dnh=tA3n8oKDDZvAD/Ao8cXPjw==

Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Christopher Fitzgerald :: Miles Pfeffer - Google Search
So far this year, Seventeen (17) Law Enforcement Officers have died in USA line of duty.

Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald​

Police Officer Chris Fitzgerald was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect near 1700 W Montgomery Street in Philadelphia at about 7:30 pm.

www.odmp.org
www.odmp.org

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[ifindedout]

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9 May Court Date

Checked the dockets today, still scheduled for tomorrow, 9:00 am.

 

[Bostongirl]

Checked the dockets today, still scheduled for tomorrow, 9:00 am.

It looks like there’s a continuance until July now. I wonder what the reasoning is?

Edited to add: it looks on the docket that he is being defended by a public defender… I find that surprising due to his family connections? If somebody else has seen an attorney mentioned, I’d like to look them up.

Moo

 

[ifindedout]

No idea in this case, but I found these pages that give some reasons for continuance:

Continuance: How to Get a Criminal Trial or Hearing Delayed | Lawyers.com

Motion for Continuance: Why and When Criminal Cases are Delayed | Nolo

IANAL MOO YMMV

 

[Richrd]

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18 July Court Date

 

[ifindedout]

Family of Slain Temple Police Sergeant Sues Suspected Killer and Family

Family members of a slain Temple University police officer are suing the teen accused of killing him as well as the suspect’s family.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

“Defendant Jill Petruska and Defendant George Shaw housed, clothed and fed Defendant Miles Pfeffer at their luxury home in Buckingham Township,” the lawsuit said. “It was here that Defendant Miles Pfeffer had a safe haven and ready access to multiple firearms. Indeed, his mother picked him up and drove him back to the Buckingham property after her son had finished slaughtering Christopher Fitzgerald.”

The lawsuit also accuses Pfeffer’s mother, her boyfriend and Pfeffer’s father of ignoring multiple warning signs from the teen prior to the deadly shooting, including mental health issues as well as a bomb scare at his high school.

“Despite the repeated signs, including multiple juvenile offenses, multiple school infractions, a bomb scare, and threats to bring weapons to school, Defendants Petruska, Shaw, and Mark Pfeffer failed to take the necessary steps to avoid catastrophe,” the lawsuit says.

 

[ifindedout]

The preliminary hearing keeps getting continued, next scheduled date is 1/23/2024 (the docket link posted upthread is regularly updated)
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Repor...-CR-0003119-2023&dnh=tA3n8oKDDZvAD/Ao8cXPjw==

 

[ifindedout]

Pfeffer waives his right to preliminary hearing; Fitzgerald's family presses Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for the death penalty

Slain Temple police officer Christopher Fitzgerald's family wants death penalty for Miles Pfeffer: sources

Relatives of fallen Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald want the death penalty for Miles Pfeffer, who's charged in Fitzgerald's murder.

www.cbsnews.com

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The father of fallen Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald wants the death penalty for Miles Pfeffer, who's charged in the officer's murder, they said after a court hearing Tuesday.

Pfeffer, 19, is charged with murder, robbery and other offenses after police say he shot and killed Fitzgerald, who was trying to stop a carjacking at 17th Street and Montgomery Avenue, off Temple's main campus, on Feb. 18, 2023.

Pfeffer appeared in court Tuesday in Philadelphia for a preliminary hearing - which he waived. The case will continue moving through the judicial process and Fitzgerald's family says they will be there at every hearing.

Family of slain Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald seeks the death penalty for his alleged killer

“It meets every threshold of the death penalty,” Joel Fitzgerald said of the crime.

www.inquirer.com

Shortly after seeing Pfeffer in court for the first time since his arrest 11 months ago, Fitzgerald’s family gathered outside the courthouse and called on District Attorney Larry Krasner to seek the death penalty in the case.

“What we’d like to see is this person to go through the pain that our son went through, to go through the suffering that our family is going through,” Joel Fitzgerald, a former Philadelphia police officer, said of his son’s alleged killer.


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Joel Fitzgerald said he wants Krasner to make a decision before Pfeffer’s next court appearance on Feb. 13.

Jane Roh, a spokesperson for Krasner’s office, declined to comment.

 

[ifindedout]

List of charges from today's proceedings:
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Repor...-CR-0003119-2023&dnh=tA3n8oKDDZvAD/Ao8cXPjw==

 

[ifindedout]

Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for man accused of killing Temple Police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner will not pursue the death penalty for the man accused of killing Temple University Police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald in February 2023.

www.audacy.com

Prosecutors made the announcement during an arraignment for 19-year-old Miles Pfeffer Wednesday morning. Pfeffer’s lawyers waived his presence in court and said he pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

[...]

The death penalty is part of Pennsylvania law, though it has not been carried out in the last 25 years.

Joseph Marrone, a lawyer representing Fitzgerald’s family, blasted District Attorney Larry Krasner’s decision, saying the “elected DA should advocate for justice for victims and survivors, not be the impediment.”

Marrone said the Fitzgerald family had prior meetings with Krasner, but instead of calling them himself to inform them of his decision, a District Attorney’s Office supervisor called them late Tuesday night. And, when they tried to speak with Krasner, Marrone said he refused to talk to them.

 

[JoeFromLB]

A disgrace...but they're not executing anyone in Pennsylvania anyway, so a sentence of life without parole would cost the taxpayers a lot less money, and the trial would not take 5-7 years to get underway.