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3rd May 2010, 08:40 PM
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Off-Duty Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting
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An off-duty police officer has been charged with murder after a triple shooting in South Philadelphia that left his brother-in-law dead Sunday evening.
Lt. Frank Vanore of the Philadelphia Police said the shooting happened in the 1800 block of Hoffman Street at about 6:30 p.m.
Twenty one-year-old Howard Williams was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was later pronounced dead.
"I watched my brother get killed," said the victim's sister Shanae Williams. "My son watched his uncle get killed."
Shanae, who is the estranged wife of Officer Rudolph Gary, Jr., said Gary had come to the home to pick up their son. Shanae says the two men began to argue when a playful neighborhood water fight got Gary's girlfriend wet. Shanae says she intervened because her soon-to-be ex-husband has a history of losing his temper.
"I thought he was getting in the vehicle to leave, instead he went to his vehicle, got his gun, shot my brother, my brother hit the ground; stood on top of him and continuously shot him," she said.
A 26-year-old female and an 18-year-old male were both grazed by gunfire during the incident. Both victims were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in good condition.
Witnesses say Gary then sped off with his son.
"No remorse, no regret, not 'I'm sorry,'" said Shanae who refutes any claims Gary was attacked. "You're a cop. If you thought the situation was that bad, you should have called the cops."
Shanae says she and Gary have had protection from abuse orders against each other and had past domestic issues since getting married in 2002.
Shanae said she was concerned that Gary would receive preferential treatment because he was a police officer.
However, Philadelphia's District Attorney Seth Williams said that would not be the case.
"If Mr. Gary had been a plumber, a carpenter or a reporter, we would handle the case the same way we handled this case," Williams explained. "He doesn't get any type of special protection or insulation because he had been a police officer."
Gary, who has been suspended with intent to dismiss, has been charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault and other related offenses, the District Attorney's office announced Monday afternoon.
Off-Duty Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting
http://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/26/2010/05/03/320x240/officergary.jpg
An off-duty police officer has been charged with murder after a triple shooting in South Philadelphia that left his brother-in-law dead Sunday evening.
Lt. Frank Vanore of the Philadelphia Police said the shooting happened in the 1800 block of Hoffman Street at about 6:30 p.m.
Twenty one-year-old Howard Williams was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was later pronounced dead.
"I watched my brother get killed," said the victim's sister Shanae Williams. "My son watched his uncle get killed."
Shanae, who is the estranged wife of Officer Rudolph Gary, Jr., said Gary had come to the home to pick up their son. Shanae says the two men began to argue when a playful neighborhood water fight got Gary's girlfriend wet. Shanae says she intervened because her soon-to-be ex-husband has a history of losing his temper.
"I thought he was getting in the vehicle to leave, instead he went to his vehicle, got his gun, shot my brother, my brother hit the ground; stood on top of him and continuously shot him," she said.
A 26-year-old female and an 18-year-old male were both grazed by gunfire during the incident. Both victims were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in good condition.
Witnesses say Gary then sped off with his son.
"No remorse, no regret, not 'I'm sorry,'" said Shanae who refutes any claims Gary was attacked. "You're a cop. If you thought the situation was that bad, you should have called the cops."
Shanae says she and Gary have had protection from abuse orders against each other and had past domestic issues since getting married in 2002.
Shanae said she was concerned that Gary would receive preferential treatment because he was a police officer.
However, Philadelphia's District Attorney Seth Williams said that would not be the case.
"If Mr. Gary had been a plumber, a carpenter or a reporter, we would handle the case the same way we handled this case," Williams explained. "He doesn't get any type of special protection or insulation because he had been a police officer."
Gary, who has been suspended with intent to dismiss, has been charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault and other related offenses, the District Attorney's office announced Monday afternoon.