PHILADELPHIA — The U.S.Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a Harrisburg man April 24 at a Philadelphia hotel on a warrant issued by Abington Township Police for a February gunpoint robbery at the CVS Pharmacy on Jenkintown Road.
The suspect was also wanted for attempted murder in the shooting of three people in Harrisburg including a 4-year-old child.
Shawn Jason, 47, was arrested at a hotel in the 4600 block of Island Avenue in Philadelphia, according to a press release from the federal marshals task force. The Harrisburg Police Department charges relate to a shooting that took place September 9, 2023, in the 1800 block of North Street in Harrisburg. After a verbal dispute with neighbors, Jason allegedly shot three people, including a 4-year-old child, police said.
Jason was also charged with armed robbery and related charges by Abington police. According to a press release from Abington Chief Patrick Molloy, the CVS Pharmacy at 2622 Jenkintown Road in the Glenside section of Abington was robbed Feb. 22 by a male suspect, with his face covered with a surgical mask and sunglasses and wearing gloves. He stepped over the partition door, entering the employee area of the pharmacy, brandished a handgun and demanded that the pharmacist open the safe and hand over all of the narcotics. After receiving the narcotics, the suspect fled the store, according to police.
Abington Detectives, utilizing state of the art cellular forensics, video surveillance analysis, andintelligence sharing with other police departments, were able to identify Jason as the suspect, police said.
An arrest warrant was issued April 23, and acting on information, the marshals located and apprehended Jason in the hotel room. He was taken to Abington and later extradited to Harrisburg to face charges.
The Abington release acknowledged the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Philadelphia Police Department for their assistance in the investigation and arrest.
“A long and extensive history of violent criminal activity by Mr. Jason has once again culminated in his arrest, but sadly not before counting a 4-year-old child he shot as among his most recent victims,” said Eric Gartner, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Membership agencies include the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Parole Officers, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General Agents, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Chester Police Department, Bucks County Sheriffs, and Delaware County Sheriffs.
