Group of teenagers beats 73-year-old man to death with traffic cone in Philadelphia

[dalton99a]

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-traffic-cone-beating-north-philadelphia/3293913/

Caught on Cam: Young People Beat Man to Death With Traffic Cone
Philadelphia police revealed video that they say shows a group of 7 young people -- believed to be teenagers -- attacking James Lambert with a traffic cone on June 24, 2022. The man would die the next day at the hospital
By Dan Stamm • Published July 8, 2022 • Updated 4 hours ago

A 73-year-old man died the day after a group of young people beat him with a traffic cone in a caught-on-camera attack along a North Philadelphia street last month. Now, Philadelphia Police hope the video of the attack and a $20,000 reward lead them to those responsible.

James Lambert was walking across Cecil B. Moore Avenue near North 21st Street around 2:38 a.m. on Friday, June 24, when he was ambushed, Philadelphia police said.

On Friday, PPD released video on YouTube that shows the deadly attack on the 73-year-old Lambert. They said those responsible appeared to be three girls and four boys believed to be in their early to mid teens.

The first young person to attack Lambert can be seen on video striking the man -- who is blurred in the video -- with a traffic cone as he walked away from the group to the other side of the street. A short time later, another young person can be seen picking up a cone an throwing it at the man.

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[Elessar Zappa]

2. Who do you think you're fooling?

[gratuitous]

3. And what plan is that, r.mac?

An odd subject for your first post, but let us all in on what you call "our plan."

[Hekate]

4. Enjoy your brief stay, r.mac

[SouthernIrish]

5. Lol. Yep

[gratuitous]

11. Made it all the way to 1 post

I'll bet he's the toast of his little pals.

[LoisB]

6. Identify them, try them (as adults), lock them up then throw away the key. Little pieces of crap!

[PTWB]

7. Reminded me of a story I read this morning with a different result

It’s horrible that these people are attacking elderly people they perceive to be defenseless.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/93-year-man-shoots-home-intruder-fends-off/story?id=85991432

93-year-old man shoots home intruder, fends off others near Los Angeles



A 93-year-old suburban Los Angeles homeowner, who a relative said was frustrated over being the victim of numerous home break-ins, shot and critically wounded a burglar and scared off the would-be thief's accomplices, according to authorities.

The retired plumber, identified as Joe Howard Teague by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, turned the tables on the group of home invaders early Wednesday when he grabbed his gun and confronted them inside his house in Moreno Valley, the sheriff's office said.

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He said the suspects, who entered his home after kicking open his door, began throwing things at him as he tried to hold them at gunpoint.

Teague called 911 at about 12:30 p.m. and reported a burglary in progress at his home, the sheriff's office said in a statement. As deputies responded, Teague told a dispatcher he was holding several suspects, according to the sheriff's department.

[dalton99a]

10. He should have shot them all.

Fucking vermin

[Skittles]

8. fuck this trash

try them all as adults, NO excuse for this kind of behavior, NONE

[MichMan]

14. They will be tried as juveniles and released soon as they turn 18

Likely with sealed criminal records

[TheProle]

9. The troll is gone. Good.

This attack is reprehensible and sickening.

[XanaDUer2]

12. Come down on them hard

I'm totally disgusted

[MichMan]

13. Likely they all had multiple encounters with the legal system

and were never held accountable.

[Demovictory9]

15. Sad