Overview
- The 26-year-old escaped police custody during a transfer from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Tuesday morning in West Philadelphia.
- Officers concentrated the search on Baring Street between 37th and 38th in the Powelton section, using tactical teams, K-9s, drones, and aerial support near the hospital.
- Hours after the Tuesday escape, police said they apprehended the man and ended the search.
- Police assigned the department's Shooting Investigation Group to handle the investigation.
- Officials have not explained how the escape happened or why the man was in custody.