Suspect Who Shot 3 Women on Philadelphia SEPTA Bus Captured in Delaware

Philadelphia, PA — Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force arrested Raphael Ezeamaka,18, at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Ramunno Drive in Middletown, Delaware. Ezeamaka was wanted by the Philadelphia Police Department for three counts of Attempt to commit Criminal Homicide in relation to a shooting that took place October 8th on a SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) bus in the 700 block of S. 57th Street. After exiting the route G bus, Ezeamaka turned and fired multiple rounds into the bus, striking 3 women. On April 10th, a warrant was issued for Ezeamaka’s arrest and the fugitive warrant was delegated to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. 

On October 23rd, investigators from the Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Philadelphia developed information Ezeamaka was presently in an apartment in Middletown, Delaware. Marshals from the Philadelphia and Wilmington offices proceeded to the apartment and upon knocking and announcing, Ezeamaka attempted to flee from the second-floor rear balcony. Ezeamaka was then approached by investigators and apprehended in a rear bedroom without incident. Ezeamaka is being held at the Howard Young Correctional Institution where he awaits extradition to Philadelphia.  

“The arrest of Ezeamaka should assure the citizens of Philadelphia that violent crime fugitives will be aggressively pursued no matter where they flee” said Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Membership agencies include the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Parole Officers, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General Agents, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Chester Police Department, Bucks County Sheriff's Office, and Delaware County Sheriff's Office.