PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect after an alleged armed confrontation inside a popular South Street jewelry store last month left employees shaken and investigators racing to identify the person responsible.
According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 7:00 p.m. on December 11, 2025, at a jewelry store located at 426 South Street. Surveillance video reviewed by investigators shows a suspect arriving in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee, exiting the vehicle, and entering the store.
Police allege the suspect approached the counter and became involved in a dispute with an employee over a piece of jewelry. During the confrontation, investigators say the individual produced a handgun, pointed it at the employee’s head, and made verbal threats. Moments later, the suspect exited the store and fled the area in the same gray Jeep Grand Cherokee.
No injuries were reported, and authorities have not released additional details about the suspect or what prompted the dispute. The case remains under active investigation by the department’s South Detective Division.
Anyone with information about the alleged incident or the identity of the suspect is urged to contact the South Detective Division at 215-686-3013 or 215-686-3014 and reference case number DC 25-03-061450.
Police emphasized that the investigation is ongoing, that all criminal conduct described is alleged, and that any person identified or charged in connection with the case is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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