A man wanted in connection to an attempted murder, carjacking, robbery and attempted robbery in Philadelphia, Delaware and Chester counties was arrested Tuesday morning.
The arrest in South Philadelphia ended a more than 24-hour manhunt for 22-year-old Zahkee Austin of Philadelphia.
Austin was taken into custody without incident, Philadelphia police said.
NBC10's Deanna Durante learned Austin's arrest came after a tip to police.
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Austin appeared on video in a Chester County court late Tuesday morning.
Austin was combative with the judge and used profanity when asked if he had read the criminal complaint against him. As the judge read the allegations against Austin, the accused interrupted him.
Austin said he didn't have the money to afford a lawyer and was ordered to jail on $1 million bail.
Austin didn't answer shouted questions and attempted to cover his face as police led him into a police vehicle after Tuesday's hearing.
Austin was initially only facing charges in Chester County, according to online court records. But on Wednesday, he was charged with three counts each of attempted murder and aggravated assault and multiple counts of robbery and related counts in Delaware County, court records show.
Pennsylvania State Police said that Delaware County will lead the prosecution against Austin and that the new charges also cover incidents in Chester and Philadelphia counties.
He remained jailed in Chester County Thursday unable to post bail.
Here is a breakdown of the incidents various police agencies said Austin was involved in Sunday night into Monday morning:
On Sunday, around 8 p.m., a man -- identified by police as Austin -- approached a 41-year-old man on Germantown and West Hunting Park avenues, police said.
Austin allegedly threatened the man with a gun and demanded his keys and car. Police said he then fled in the victim’s silver 2020 Chevrolet Malibu with a Pennsylvania tags down 17th Street.
In a criminal complaint from West Goshen Township police, investigators said Austin was involved in the attempted homicide of two people inside a home at a new housing complex off West Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1) in Middletown Township, Delaware County, early Monday around 12:30 a.m. The housing community is located between Wawa corporate headquarters and the Media station of state police.
Two residents were shot during that home invasion -- one in the face and the other in the leg, police said while not revealing either victims' condition.
During the home invasion, a black velvet jewelry box was taken, police said. A Ring camera captured a silver sedan that matched the stolen Chevy Malibu fleeing the shooting scene.
Investigators said Austin then drove the stolen car to an Exxon gas station on 851 South High Street in West Goshen, Pennsylvania, early Monday morning at 2:17 a.m.
Austin approached a lone employee at the station, pulled out a gun and demanded money, investigators said. Austin, who was wearing an olive-green North Face jacket, black pants, black shoes and a face covering at the time, stole an undetermined amount of cash and fled the scene in the stolen Malibu, police said.
About an hour and a half later, around 3:50 a.m., Austin entered a store on 6700 Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia, police said.
Austin walked toward an employee, pointed his gun and demanded cash, according to investigators. Surveillance video obtained by NBC10 shows an employee pulling out his own handgun and firing at Austin who fled the scene.
The employee was not hurt during the incident. The employee's brother told NBC10 Austin had fired a shot at the worker before the worker fired back.
"He was definitely scared but he said that something told him he had to take action," the brother said. "Because either he did that or something worse could've happened."
Police said Austin was still wearing his green North Face jacket, ski mask and a gray hoodie at the time. They also said he had on black Timberland boots.
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A cash reward was offered for tips leading to Austin's arrest. He was considered armed and dangerous.
Austin's mother confirmed to investigators that her son owns a green North Face jacket that he was seen wearing on Sunday and that he is the person seen in surveillance images, the criminal complaint said. She also told them she had confronted him about a gun she found in their home recently and that Austin admitted the gun was his.
Austin is barred from possessing a firearm due to prior criminal convictions, police said.
A search of the Malibu turned up a black velvet jewelry box with a receipt in it that had the home invasion victim's name on it, police said.
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