South Philly Review

An armed man emerged from the passenger side of a silver or gray Buick after it squealed to a halt at Fifth and Dickinson streets at 10:14 a.m. Sunday and targeted three men with his gun.

The trio was walking on Fifth, going towards Dickinson, and saw the unknown man in a black-hooded sweatshirt tied tightly around his face. They promptly ran north on Fifth when several shots were fired at them, Detectives Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

One of the three, a 20-year-old who was unharmed, called police to Fourth and Dickinson streets, where the other two remained after they had been shot, Tolliver said. Police arrived to find the 18-year-old with a wound to his left side and the 21-year-old with a gunshot to his upper left arm. Both were transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in guarded and stable condition, respectively.

Police had no motive for the shootings at press time, Sgt. Gwen Bartlett of South Detectives said.

To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

Separate charges, same address

A Grays Ferry resident allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her family and, when police arrived at the scene, they wound up arresting him and his roommate on separate charges.

In the initial incident, Khalif Phillips, 27, entered the rear bedroom of his apartment on the 1800 block of South 30th Street at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 17, where his same-aged girlfriend was, following an alleged verbal dispute and minor physical altercation with her that occurred moments before, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Telling her, “I got something for you,” Phillips is believed to have exited the room and quickly returned. He then allegedly pointed a black-and-silver sawed-off shotgun at the woman’s face and ordered her to leave or he would “kill her,” Tolliver said. As she fled the dwelling, running home to call the police, he allegedly threatened to kill her family.

With a warrant, detectives and SWAT entered the home at Greater Grays Ferry Estates the following day at 6 a.m., but Phillips was not there, Tolliver said. Police found his roommate, Rushoon Bennett, 18, asleep in the front bedroom, but he allegedly refused to answer any questions. Bennett was arrested for firearms violations when police found a fully loaded black .38 Special under the mattress in the front bedroom, Tolliver said.

After detectives left, police awaited Philadelphia Housing Authority maintenance workers to fix the door that was knocked in while executing the search warrant and subsequently arrested Phillips upon his return home, Tolliver said.

He was charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

He was previously convicted and served time for a 2001 robbery, as well as firearm violations, according to court documents.

Severed finger

An officer patrolling South Street Saturday night may have lost part of his finger when the man he was arresting allegedly turned around and bit him.

Police received a radio call for disorderly conduct for a person refusing to leave the area of the 400 block of South Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. When the cop attempted to put the suspect — Ronnie Gilman of Newark, Del. — in the back of the cruiser, the 22-year-old allegedly began to resist, Tolliver said. During the struggle, Gilman allegedly clamped down on the officer’s right pinkie finger.