Man Caught Shooting Bar With AK-47 Surrenders to Police

A man who turned himself into police after shooting up a West Philadelphia bar with an AK-47 has been charged.

Richard, 26, was charged with 12 crimes including firearm violations and three charges of reckless endangerment of a person Sunday.

NBCPhiladelphia was there when Richard Jones, 26, surrendered to police at their headquarters at 8th and Race Streets around 1p.m. Saturday. A relative of Jones contacted NBCPhiladelphia to say he wanted to turn himself into authorities. NBCPhiladelphia contacted police so they could arrange his surrender.

"He turned himself in, he knows what he did was wrong. I just fear for the safety of my child," Richard Height, the suspect's father told NBC 10's Byron Scott.

Investigators say Jones drove up to a bar on Westminster and Belmont Avenue Tuesday night. He got out of the car carrying an AK-47. Police say when Jones reached the door and could not enter the bar he began shooting. No one was injured in the shooting.

Investigators say when Jones finished shooting he drove off in his car. While speeding off Jones fired one shot at police officers but missed, according to investigators.

Jones then went to a home in Manayunk where he allegedly terrorized a woman who was inside at the time. The suspect then headed to Lafayette Hills were his car broke down, according to investigators.

The suspect's father said Jones went to the bar because someone there called and him and said his brother was being held hostage.

"It was a set up to lure him to the bar so that they can kill him. I have no idea [how this happened], this is something that was going on in the street," Height said.