PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Lansdowne police have identified a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Penn Wood High School senior, 18-year-old Richard DeShield, two months ago.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Amir Eskridge, of Yeadon, in connection with the Sept. 8 shooting.
Around 10:30 p.m., authorities said a Lansdowne police officer approached two men standing near the driver’s side window of a Buick LaCrosse; then, gunshots rang out. Both men fled into the Marshall House Apartments at North Wycombe and Blackburn avenues.
The Buick sped away but crashed near North Maple Avenue. Officers found DeShield inside the vehicle, unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers searched the apartment building and found Eskridge hiding in the basement, but he was released pending further investigation.
Police are searching for more people who may have been involved in the murder.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Lansdowne police at 610-623-0700.
