More than 24 hours after he broke out the back door of a police transport wagon, accused killer Omar Roane remained on the run Monday morning.
The 22-year-old Philadelphia man escaped at the corner of Frankford and Cottman Avenues in Mayfair Saturday at 2:38 p.m. as he was being taken from the 15th District to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
Two other men also busted out the back of the police van but officers quickly apprehended the other guys. Roane, though, got away.
Roane is described as a black male, 5-foot-8, 125-pounds with the letters "YHM" tattooed on the left side of his neck, "RIP Rob" on his right hand and two tear drops on his upper left cheek, said police.
He is accused of killing 17-year-old Kyree Young in June 2009 during a robbery at 56th and Woodland Streets in Kingsessing section of the city, cops said.
Kyree’s mother pleaded on Saturday for Roane’s capture.
“If (Roane) stays out on these streets then he might kill somebody else -- somebody else’s kid,” said Michelle Young. “And I wouldn’t want another mother to feel what I’m feeling.”
Kyree's friends also started a Facebook page "Find and Convict Omar Roane" that they hope would help capture Roane.
But as of late Sunday night Roane was still on the loose.
Roane is being considered dangerous. Anybody with info on the whereabouts of Roane should contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3333/34 or call 9-1-1.
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