After more than nine months on the lam, one of Pennsylvania's most wanted fugitives, Daryl Beckett Jr., age 36, was apprehended in Pittsburgh's California-Kirkbride neighborhood, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Taken into custody at a residence on the 1600 block of Brighton Place, Beckett's arrest came about through the cooperative efforts of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Police, and Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team without incident. WPXI reported that Beckett was wanted for a homicide warrant since December 2024.
Identified as the suspect in a deadly shooting that took place on October 7, 2023, Beckett is accused of firing more than 40 shots from a rifle into a moving vehicle on I-95 in Upper Chichester, Delaware County, as detailed by TribLive. This grievous attack resulted in the death of Chris Gordy, the driver of the vehicle, and the injury of the passenger, according to a statement given by the police. The U.S. Marshals Service said that after firing over 40 shots from a rifle into a moving vehicle, the shooter killed a driver, Beckett.
Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy for the Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force, expressed relief and gratitude following the arrest, stating, "Thanks to the outstanding collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Service and Pennsylvania State Police, a dangerous murderer has been captured and our community is safer tonight," as reported by WPXI.
