Police searching for man accused of shooting a Philadelphia couple over the weekend
Michelle Wilson, 61, died in the Sunday shooting, while her 67-year-old husband survived.
Philadelphia police are searching for a man they say walked up to a couple sitting on a porch and opened fire late Sunday night, killing the woman and injuring the man before fleeing.
Shariff Perry, 35, is charged in an arrest warrant with murder, possession an illegal firearm, and related crimes in the killing of Michelle Wilson, 61, and shooting of her 67-year-old husband.
Surveillance video from a business on Sunday captured a man wearing a hat and surgical mask — who police now say is Perry — walking to Wilson’s home in the 2800 block of North 24th Street in Strawberry Mansion. There, the video showed, the man pulled out a gun and fired repeatedly.
Wilson was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital shortly after the 11:49 p.m. shooting. Her husband was also taken to the hospital, where, police said, he was stable.
Police described Perry as a male, 5-feet-8-inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. Anyone with information about Perry or the killing is asked to contact the department’s homicide unit at 215-686-3334 or its tip line at 215-686-TIPS. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to Perry’s arrest and conviction, police said.
Staff writer Ellie Rushing contributed to this article.