Zahkee Austin arrested after alleged 3-county crime spree
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man wanted in a violent crime spree that spanned three counties across the region was arrested Tuesday, according to police.
Zahkee Austin, 22, was taken into custody in South Philadelphia Tuesday morning, Philadelphia police said.
Police say Austin is a suspect in multiple incidents across our area - including an attempted homicide in Middletown Township, Delaware County; an armed robbery in West Goshen Township; and another armed robbery, carjacking and shooting in Philadelphia.
In the Middletown Township incident, state troopers say Austin shot at two people during an attempted home invasion. It's not known if he knew the victims.
The family in that incident told CBS3 that a woman shot in that incident has been released from a hospital. A man hospitalized after that shooting is unconscious but expected to recover.
It's not known how the suspect entered the home.
Tuesday afternoon, CBS3 was at the courthouse in West Chester, where Austin was arraigned for the armed robbery in West Goshen that occurred Monday at an Exxon gas station on High Street.
Officers say in that incident, Austin was captured on camera around 2:15 a.m. Police say he showed a clerk a gun and took off with cash.
Austin will have a preliminary hearing for the West Goshen robbery next week.
