Delaware
Michael Garr Jr.: Suspect fatally stabbed Delaware County teen at random, DA says
Arrest made in Delaware County teen’s stabbing death
Authorities say a man who is currently serving prison time in Ohio has been charged in the “random” stabbing death of a Drexel Hill teenager last April.
UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Justice for Michael Garr, Jr. after he was stabbed and killed in a random attack last spring. Officials say a man is now charged in his death.
A memorial of faded pictures, a fishing pole and baseball glove stands along Bridge Street and Brunswick Avenue, in Drexel Hill. It’s where 15-year-old Michael Garr was stabbed to death on the evening of April 21st, not far from his home.
An attack as brutal as it was random.
“A juvenile who was doing nothing more than any juvenile should be able to do anywhere in America, walking down the street in his own neighborhood. He was stabbed and killed at random,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer explained.
Delaware County D.A. Stollsteimer and Upper Darby Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt held a press conference Wednesday to announce Garr’s accused killer – 23-year-old Marson Weh, of Clifton Heights.
Now serving time in Ohio, officials say video and DNA ties Weh to the teenager’s slaying.
“11 days from the murder of Michael Garr, our undercover officers observe Marson Weh exiting a house on the 100 block of Willowbrook Road, wearing the same clothing the night of the murder of Michael Garr,” Superintendent Bernhardt said.
Weh is arrested and items from the house are taken for DNA testing while Weh is sent to Ohio to face assault and stolen car charges.
Investigators then link Weh to an earlier stabbing and attempted carjacking at the Bishop Hill Apartments in the Secane section of Upper Darby.
Last month, DNA from both cases help police break them open.
“That’s why we’re here today working with the D.A. to bring charges not only for attempted murder of the assault in Bishop Hill, but also the murder of Michael Garr,” Bernhardt continued.
Michael Garr’s stepfather called Marson Weh “pure evil,” but added this was a good day for Garr’s family, while declining to appear on camera.
Police say the family just wants to know why.
“They were relieved but bittersweet,” Bernhardt stated. “Frustrated with the process. They want to know why. Weh isn’t cooperating. We’ll have to piece this together.”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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