The Philadelphia Police Department released disturbing surveillance footage Friday from the deadly attack, which occurred around 2:30 a.m. on June 24. In the video, a group of teenagers can be seen chasing a person, who is a blur, down a street in North Philadelphia. One of the teenagers is caught throwing a traffic cone at the victim. A girl is then shown picking up the traffic cone and repeatedly throwing it at the victim. Another suspect appears to be videotaping the attack on a cell phone. Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a deadly attack that took place on June 24, 2022. Philadelphia Police Department “The juveniles struck the victim multiple times with objects, knocking the victim to the ground causing injuries to his head,” the department said in a statement. “The victim was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries the next day.” Police identified the victim as James Lambert of North Philadelphia. Homicide Capt. Jason Smith told reporters during a briefing Friday that the medical examiner ruled Lambert’s cause of death blunt force trauma, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI reported. Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a deadly attack that took place on June 24, 2022. Philadelphia Police Department Police said they are looking for four boys and three girls who appear to be in their early teens. Smith said at least two teenagers were involved in the attack, WPVI reported. The city is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, as it does with all open homicides. Smith is appealing for the parents of the suspects to come forward. “The message I would like to send there is to the parents of these juveniles, if they know that their son or daughter is involved in this incident, I think the best course of action would be to contact an attorney and then contact the homicide unit “, he said. News of the attack comes a day after the summer curfew for minors came into effect. Until September 29th, those aged between 14 and 17 must be at home by 10pm. Those under 13 must be home by 9:30 p.m The modified curfew is an effort to keep young people off the streets and safe during a time of high crime, officials said. “We’re seeing our youth get involved in more crime, criminal activity just because they’re out late,” Councilwoman Kathryn Gilmore Richardson, who proposed the bill that amended the curfew, told WPVI. For those found violating the curfew, police will try to reunite them with their families at home or in an area, or bring them to one of the many community centers set up during the curfew.
