Philadelphia: Brandon Cavanaugh Arrested for Shooting in West Oak Lane

The Philadelphia Police Department would like to extend it gratitude to the media and the public for their assistance in the arrest of Brandon Cavanaugh who has been identified as the shooting suspect in West Oak Lane.

On March 19, 2013, at 10:34pm, an unknown male approached the Chinese Food store located at 6600 North 18th Street armed with a handgun.

The suspect then walks up to the front door and fires a shot into the store at the victims. One of the victims struggles to keep the suspect out of the store by holding the door closed.

The suspect then reaches around the door and fires several shots into the store and into a group of people. After several failed attempts to get at the victims inside the store, the suspect backs up and fires several shots through the glass door striking the victims inside the store. The suspect then turned and fled the area north on 18th Street from 66th Avenue. All three victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

After a long and intensive investigation and releasing surveillance video to the media, detectives received numerous phone tips identifying Cavanaugh as the suspect. Cavanaugh was arrested on June 17, 2013, with further incident.