Murder Victim's iPhone Captures His Killing, Police Say. Suspect at Large - NBC 10 Philadelphia

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A execution victim's cellphone recorded video of his killing, investigators said arsenic they searched for the suspected killer.

An apprehension warrant was issued Wednesday for Eugene "Roc" Ware successful Monday's sidesplitting of Tyrone Guy on the 900 artifact of West Main Street successful Norristown, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and Norristown constabulary said successful a associated quality release.

Guy was changeable aggregate times astir 10 p.m., constabulary said. He was rushed to a infirmary successful Philadelphia wherever helium died aboriginal Tuesday morning. He was 35.

Before helium was shot, Guy deed play connected his iPhone, which was 1 of 3 recovered astatine the scene, constabulary said.

"The iPhone was actively video signaling erstwhile officers recovered it," the DA's office's merchandise said. "They stopped the signaling and preserved the cellphone."

Detectives aboriginal reviewed the video that shows a confrontation betwixt Guy and different man, who investigators aboriginal determined to beryllium Ware, a 41-year-old Philadelphia resident.

"Ware appears to beryllium concealing thing down his back, and aft exchanging words with the victim, helium swings astatine the cellphone knocking it to the ground,' the DA's bureau said. "Then gunshots tin beryllium heard successful the video."

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The shooter seen successful the video wore a achromatic wintertime overgarment with "a distinctive red-and-white logo connected the front" that matches a covering marque Ware sells done societal media. The idiosyncratic seen connected video besides has tattoos that lucifer Ware's ink.

A Norristown detective said the antheral successful the video appeared to beryllium Ware, who has had erstwhile interaction with constabulary successful Norristown, according to a constabulary complaint. Ware is presently connected parole for erstwhile firearms violations and not allowed to person a gun.

Ware was charged with first-degree execution and weapons charges, investigators said.

Eugene Ware successful  a garment  with pinkish  shoulders

Montgomery County District Attorney's Office

Eugene "Roc" Ware

Ware remained astatine ample Wednesday and considered equipped and dangerous. He stands astir 5-foot, 8-inches gangly and weighs astir 165 pounds.

Anyone who spots him should telephone 911 immediately.

People with tips tin telephone Norristown Police astatine 610-270-0977 oregon Montgomery County Detectives astatine 610-226-5553 of taxable tips done the STOPit! app.

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