this right here, 16-year-old marvin roberts is accused of shooting that father in the face. tonight, he's charged as an adult with murder. deanna durante is live with more on how the brothers were arrested. deanna? >> reporter: we don't have a photo of the 21-year-old suspect because he's not in philadelphia. he fled to new jersey and was hiding out in a motel room when they caught up with him. >> there's no accounting for what these two people did. it's a touch of evil. >> reporter: career cops say it's a crime like they've never seen and they say this man, 16-year-old marvin roberts, is the one who pulled the trigger, not once but twice, killing gerard grandzol as he tried to get his 2-year-old daughter out of harm's way. police zeroed in on two suspects after security footage from the subway station was passed around. a septa roberts identified maurice roberts as someone he had arrested on a drug charge before and information from the juvenile department helped locate marvin on saturday. a detective spotted him on the streets. the older brother was found hiding out in a m

this is 16-year-old marvin roberts. police believe he's the triggerman who shot and killed 38-year-old girard grandzol outside his home at 15th and melon in the spring garden section just after 8 o'clock on thursday night. a surveillance camera on the block recorded both audio and video of the murder. >> it's terrible. it's one of the most horrific things i've seen in 24 years on the police department. very hard to watch. >> reporter: grandzol had just parked his suv on the block with his two-year-old daughter strapped in her car seat. police say roberts and his 21-year-old brother maurice approached fast. they allegedly had come to this part of the city looking to rob people. >> one holds a gun to him. the other takes his wallet. they ask him to step to the side of the car, which he does, he complies completely, doesn't resist. mr. grandzol then says that his two-year-old daughter is in the car. i believe they ask for the keys and then he was shot twice. >> reporter: police say the audio recorded the two-year-old girl

authorities identified the person hoop pulled the trigger as 16-year-old marvin roberts and his brother, a suspected accomplice, 21-year-old maurice roberts. >> it's terrible. it's one of the most horrific things i've seen in 24 years on the police department. very hard to watch. >> reporter: police say audio and video of the horrific encounter was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. after the father was shot twice you can hear the toddler crying. the suspects run off to septa's broadway line. they were quickly identified. warrants were signed by saturday aren't the two were were -- and the two were arrested soon after. >> an alert sharp detective on the fugitive squad, detective cagle observed marvin roberts in the area of broad and venango and was able to grab him, put him into custody. >> reporter: grandzol is described by those who knew him as an avid hockey player who was heavily involved in his be community. he was a musician artist and a photographer. he leaves behind a wife, a toddler and a baby girl born in july. the family is asking in lieu of flowers people make a memoria

authority identified the person who pulled the trigger as 16-year-old marvin roberts and his brother a suspected accomplice, 21-year-old maurice roberts. >> it's terrible. it's one of the most horrific things i've seen in 24 years on the police department. very hard to watch. >> reporter: police say audio and video of the horrific encounter was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. after the father was shot twice, you can hear the toddler crying. the suspects run off to septa's broadway line. they were quickly identified. warrants were signed by saturday and the two were arrested soon after. >> an alert sharp detective on the fugitive squad, detective cahill observed marvin roberts in the area of broad and venango and was able to put him in custodyism grandzol is described as an avid hockey player heavily involved in his community. he was a musician artist and photographer. he leaves behind a wife a toddler and a baby girl born in july. and in lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made for a memorial fund. we have that information on our web site 6abc.com. funeral

police say he was gunned down, by 16 year old marvin roberts. his 21 year old brother has also been charged. he's being held in new jersey, his service will be held this morning at the cathedral basilica of saint peter and paul. >> coming up 35:00. the school district of philadelphia is facing a federal class action lawsuit. >> this is interesting. some female lacrosse players are claiming that they've been discriminated. this gets little complicatedment break it down for us. >> well, specifically, right now, just one player, a 2017 strawberry mansion high school graduate, black female, the face right now, the class action lawsuit, for lots of girls, likely, to join, who play what they call the traditional white sports of lacrosse and field hockey. her name is nadir mccrea, weaver video of her in action here, and in the suit, says, when those sports were first introduced at her school back in 2015, she fell in love with the new sport and experienced because of the sport much improved grades. for the first time in her life saw path to college but

authorities identify the person who pulled the trigger as 16-year-old marvin roberts and his brother, a suspected accomplice, 21-year-old maurice roberts. >> it's terrible. it's one of the most horrific things i've seen in 24 years on the police department. very hard to watch. >> reporter: police say audio and video of the horrific encounter was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. after the father was shot twice, you can hear the toddler crying. the suspects run off to septa's broadway line. they were quickly identified. warrants were signed by saturday and the two were arrested soon after. >> an alert sharp detective on the fugitive squad, detective cahill observed marvin roberts in the area of broad and venango and was able to grab him, put him into custody. >> reporter: grandzol was described as those who knew him as an avid hockey player who was heavily involved in his community. he was a natural musician artist and photographer. he leaves behind a wife a toddler and a baby girl born in july. now, in lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to a memorial fu

police say 16-year-old marvin roberts shot grandzol in the head when he refused to hand over those keys. >>> president trump is pushing congress hard to get his tax reform agenda passed. later this afternoon the president will meet with a bipartisan group of house lawmakers. three senate democrats join the president for dinner last night at the white house to discuss the tax plan. senator joe mansion of west virginia was among them. >> the president was add today man this is not a tax cut for the rich and that's exactly what people will portray but he said it's not going to ham. i can assure you it will be mostly for middle class, the working people. we're going to be competitive globally competitive so i'm anxious to see the results. >> now the white house says president trump will spend one day every week on the road this fall trying to build up momentum for tax reform. >>> well philadelphia police are gearing up for the 63rd annual hero thrill show this weekend. you're taking live look this noon as folks are about get preview of saturday's show. patrol officers are going to practice

police say 16-year-old marvin roberts shot grandzol in the face as the teen and his 21 year old brother maurice tried to steal grandzol's car. grandzol just wanted to get his two-year-old daughter violet out of the back seat. >> i don't know how this happened. i just do not fathom it. the most horrendous thing that could ever have happened. he was protecting them for the very last second. i mean, who can do something like that? >> ♪ >> reporter: grandzol also has a seven week old daughter. his widow kristin leaving the mass today with little rose in her arms. a heartbreaking image. a father and a friend gone way too soon but never to be forgotten. >> he was an mazing person and i'll love him forever.& the rest of my life and forever. ♪ >> reporter: example of just how much gerard grandzol meant to his family and friends, a gofundme set up for his wife and two little daughter social security close to $250,000 in just one week. and climbing with goal of $500,000 which i am sure they will make. dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. >>> many parts of in order are still reeling from hurricane irma

police charged 16-year-o -year- marvin roberts as an adult. he and his older brother approached girard granville outside his home thursday, took his wallet, demanded his car keys. investigators think granville wouldn't hand over the keys because his daughter was in the car. and that's when police say roberts shot him twice in the head. >> one of the most horrific things i've seen in 24 years in the police department. very hard to watch. >> police use the septa surveillance video to identify roberts and his brother. the pair could be heard laughing as they made their escape. >>> a suspected killer from europe is in custody. he was caught at 30th street station. u.s. customs enforcement and u.s. security agents arrested the man after a tip from belgian officials. investigators believe the suspect killed his neighbor and tried to hide the body. investigators say he used a fake name to create a profile using the couch surfer app. it allows use force connect -- users to connect with hosts who advertise a free place to stay. he found three places wh

police have now released the mug shot of the 16-year-old suspect identified as marvin roberts. he's facing a long list of charges including murder. police say he killed 38-year-old gerard grand sol during a robbery near his home last thursday. roberts is being charged as an adult. his older brother, 21-year-old maurice roberts is also in police custody. >> president donald trump and the first lady are presiding over their first 9/11 commemoration while in the white house. it was 16 years ago today when highjackers flew commercial planes into the world trade center the pentagon and a field near shanksville, pennsylvania. the trumps observed a national moment of silence and laid a wreath at the pentagon honoring the nearly 3,000 people who died. more than 200 miles away in new york city crowds gathered for the annual remembrance at ground zero. the somber ritual includes the tolling of bells and the reading of all the victims' names. >>> the city of philadelphia is also paying tribute to those killed on september 11th, 2001. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live now in olde

marvin roberts was charged as an adult. he and his brother approached girard granville outside his house on thursday, took his wallet, demanded his car keys. it's believed when he whoonould hand over the keys because his daughter was in the car, roberts shot him twice in the head. >> it's one of the most horrific things i've seen on 24 years in the police department. very hard to watch. >> police used septa security video to identify roberts and his brother. sources tell nbc10 the pair could be heard laughing as they made their escape. >>> today the villanova community will say good-bye to coach rollie massimino on the campus. for those who can't make the mass, there will be a live stream at 10:30 morning. we'll help connect you to that on nbc10.com. the coach is best remembered for leading it the wildcats to an improper championship in 1985 by beating the georgetown hoyas. he was 82 years old. >>> the grand ole opry will hold a public memorial on thursday for country singer troy gentry. he was on his way to play a show at

the 16-year-old marvin roberts has been charged as an adult for that murder. roberts' older brother was arrested as an accomplice. grandzol now leaves behind a wife and two little girls. >> "action news" spoke with a south jersey man who risked his life to help a police officer struggling with a suspect. 66-year-old john koch ran into the shop rite in brooklawn last week and ran into conwelln. police say marchione had just shoplifted and becton was in a getaway car outside. a police officer chased marchione down and was struggling to subdue him. >> i think the guy was grabbing for his gun. that's when i said, you know, i jumped on top of him and held him down. >> investigators say becton put the car in reverse and almost hit the officer and a shop rite security guard. then drove the car straight towards koch who ended up on the hood. brooklawn police posted a thank you to their facebook page for koch's heroic actions. koch says he'd do it again. >> it is 5:57. we're following breaking news out of wilmington, delaware next. also, steve bannon brings up governor

his name is marvin roberts. he's 16 years old and he's the g guy who shot two shots at gerald gra grandzol who was on his way home with his 2-year-old daughter in the car when the two brothers stole his wallet and wanted his car. >> it's one of the most horrific things i've seen 24 years on the police department. very hard to watch. >> the little girl's screams are frightening and the dad died because the two brothers felt he wasn't moving fast enough. this happened where major pieces of forensic evidence was found. once the men had the description of the suspect, a septa officer recognized one as 21-year-old maurice roberts. when it came to nabbing the brothers, the police had warrants. officers saw roberts walking near his home. and the 21-year-old was caught hiding in a hotel room in jersey. >> there's no accounting for what these two people did. it's such a touch of evil. >> reporter: now, investigators say although they have a lot of evidence in this case, including that forensic evidence and those videos,

she was still in the car when marvin roberts shot him twice in the face. his 21-year-old brother maurice was also there. they killed him when he didn't turn over the keys to his car fast enough. >> it's one of the most horrific things i've seen. very hard to watch. >> much of the crime was caught on surveillance camera. sources saying that the brothers could be heard laughing as they made their escape. >>> well, in the last hour, we learned new information about the helicopter crash that killed troy gentry. there was no black box on board but they took part of the debris back to their lab. he was part of montgomery gentry. they were scheduled to play at the flying w on saturday night. >>> country music fans are mourning gentry's sudden death. we've put more at nbcphiladelphia.com. >>> two abused dogs barely alive found in an abandoned park. >> we're going to also tell you how the dogs are doing now. >>> plus, the soda tax and how it could cost you your job. >>> survival stories. next at 5:00, people who weathered hurricane irma show their incredible images

marvin roberts shot and killed him when he didn't give up the keys to his car quickly enough. >>> back to work in harrisburg today trying to find a solution to the budget impasse. still no plan to fund the $32 billion budget. there is a short fall of $2 million. if lawmakers cannot come up with a solution the governor says he'll have to cut programs. lauren mayk takes a look at potential cuts that could impact services you rely on. that's new at nbc10 at 6:00. >>> the federal government has agreed to build and pay for an underground drainage system to prevent severe flooding on the beach in margate. you may remember ponding on the beach after strong storms over the summer. it happened after the government started the dune construction this summer. a federal judge will have to sign off on the agreement. >>> it's official now. the olympics are coming back to the u.s. today the international olympic committee announced paris will most the summer games in 2024 and then los angeles in the summer of 2028. the decision marks the first time the ioc has granted two summer olympics at once. >>>

. >> grandzol was killed last thursday police say by 16-year-old marvin roberts as the teen and his 21-year-old brother tried to carjack grandzol in front of his home on melon street. his little daughter violet in the back seat witnessing the horror. >> he already gave them his wallet and he asked that he can remove his daughter, two and a half-year-old daughter from the car. he was protecting them for the very last second. who can do something like that? >> grandzol was well liked and well respected by everyone. as was evidence by the standing room only crowd at his funeral. he was a community activist, and a go to guy. the father of two grew up in doylestown. david and jane have known him his whole life. >> philadelphia has lost one of its finest sons. certainly doylestown has. and you know it's heartbreaking. >> just happy go lucky. just loved life and that's the saddest thing. he just loved life and everybody loved him. >> reporter: doday's martin and jerry were best friends growing up together. their families still live just a block away. >> jerry was the greatest guy in the world

roberts. his 21 year old brother has also been charged. he's from new jersey. he was with his car and his child was in his car and they wanted to take it and he said no according to police, then he got killed. his service is going to be held this morning, at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> another difficult morning. 5:36. washington is about to double down on debt. >> a lot going on right now, because the pressure of course from all of the hurricanes, they have to deal, with with the hurricane relief, also tax reform proposals, let's get down to washington doug luzader with the latest on all of that, good morning, doug. >> good morning, national debt isn't the store at this used to be. we used to spends a lot more talk talking about it but it crossed $20 trillion this week, which is almost an unimaginable figure, but, it is about to get worse. for one thing, weaver all of this relief coming, for both harvey and irma, and none of that spending it appears is going to be offse

. >> grandzol was killed last thursday police say by 16-year-old marvin roberts as the teen and his 21-year-old brother tried to carjack grandzol in front of his home on melon street. his little daughter violet in the back seat witnessing the horror. >> he already gave them his wallet and he asked that he can remove his two and a half year daughter from the car. he was protec protecting her foe very last second. i mean who can do something like that? grandzol was well liked and well respected by everyone. as was evidence by the standing room only crowd at his funeral. he was community activist an go to guy. the father of two grew up in doylestown. david and jane bouquet have known him his whole life. >> philadelphia has lost one of its finest sons certainly doylestown has and it's heartbreaking. >> just happy go lucky, just loved life and that's the saddest thing. he just loved live and everybody loved him. >> reporter: their son martin and gerri were best friends growing up together their families still live just a block away. >> gerri was the greatest guy in the world. i mean he woul

roberts. his 21 year old brother has also been charged. he's being head in new jersey, his service will be held this morning, at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. >> autopsy is scheduled for today to determine how a student at lafayette college died. nineteen years old. mccrea williams was a freshman at lafayette. not much social security revealed about his death. but authorities are only saying zero was involved in a chain of events. they believe that chain of events began saturday, and ended with his death monday afternoon. so what happened in police are trying to determine if alcohol played a role in his death. we'll stay on that for you. >> a judge has dismissed criminal charges against the amtrak engineer behind a derailment here in philadelphia, that killed eight people, and injured about 200 others. the judge determined yesterday that there was not enough evidence to warrant a criminal trial. investigators say, bostian, brandon bostian, lost his bearings because district

roberts and his 16-year-old brother marvin are accused of robbing girard grandzol last thursday night. police say grandzol gave up his wallet but when the father of two hesitated to hand over his keys pleading that his two-year-old daughter was in the suv marvin allegedly shot him twice in the head. >> one of the most wicked things i've seen 24 years in the police department, very hard to watch. i can't imagine the family, the grief. our condolences go out to them. >> marvin has been charged as an adult. his brother maurice will face charges locally when he's extradited. a family friend has set up a go fund me page for grandzol's widow and young daughters raising $169,000 in three days. >> there are somber scenes in towns across the u.s. today as americans commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11. a crowd gathered in newark's old land thomas park for a patriot day ceremony honoring the thousands who died on this day in 2001. officials placed three american flags representing new york city, shanksville, pennsylvania, and the pentagon. the three locations directly impacted by those atta