Anthony Lacey-Woodson is “a selfish and brutal killer” who 'deserves to live in state prison,' the prosecutor said.
Anthony Lacey-Woodson is “a selfish and brutal killer” who"deserves to live in state prison," the prosecutor said.
Lacey-Woodson, better known as “Pistol P,” was a member of 02da4, a gang from the 60th and 64th Streets in West Philadelphia. Prosecutors said he and others in the group would drive through the neighborhood on the hunt for members of a rival crew 524 — affiliated with 52nd and 54th Streets inProsecutors say the back-and-forth between the gangs left more than 53 people shot, including 16 dead, in less than a year.
Then, around 7 p.m. on March 9, Lacey-Woodson and two others drove to 52nd and Pentridge Streets in search of another rival. Instead, they found Walker, the 15-year-old student at Freire Charter High School, walking with his cousin. They shot him multiple times, laughing as they drove away, Palmer said. They killed the teen for no reason other than that he was on the wrong block at the wrong time, he said, and Lacey-Woodson was angry.
Lacey-Woodson, now 21, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault, and related crimes. He also pleaded guilty to multiple illegal gun possession crimes.
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