Philadelphia Police Hunt Doll-Masked Man After 6 Threatening Chases Near City Hall
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 18
Philadelphia Police Hunt Doll-Masked Man After 6 Threatening Chases Near City Hall
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 18
Summary
At least six people were threatened and chased near Philadelphia City Hall last week, prompting police on Tuesday to seek help identifying a man in a Chucky-like doll mask.
Surveillance video from Aug. 12 shows the suspect chasing a woman on a 5:30 a.m. run, asking if she was "ready to die" and causing her to fall and injure herself.
Police said the man appeared to keep one hand behind his back and may have been filming the encounters with a cellphone light on before fleeing into an underground rail station.
Captain Jason Smith said investigators do not know whether the incidents are tied to a social media trend; the suspect could face terroristic threats, simple assault and other charges.
Runner Luanda Marinho told CBS the masked man repeatedly challenged her group to race him, and the encounters have left some residents considering changing their running routes.