Ameen Hurst, 18, is accused of killing four people, and Nasir Grant, 24, was in jail on drug charges.
Ameen Hurst, 18, is accused of killing four people in separate incidents dating back to 2020. Police believe he and Nasir Grant, 24, who was in jail on drug charges, escaped through a hole in fencing at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center on Sunday.
The escape went unnoticed for about 19 hours. Authorities said three different head counts showed that all the prisoners were accounted for. "Clearly the system screwed up and people didn't do what they were supposed to do," said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Philadelphia Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney said actions are being taken to make sure this doesn't happen again. Carney added that jail officials are going through surveillance video to find out when the hole in the fencing was cut and why the breach wasn't detected immediately.
"As part of our investigation, I have reached out to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to conduct a facility vulnerability assessment as soon as possible," Carney said. Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Hurst committed three more murders in March 2021.Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
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Two Philadelphia inmates escape prison without notice for nearly 19 hours; one considered ‘dangerous’Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the Philadelphia Prisons Department.
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2 inmates escape Philadelphia prison, undetected for hoursAmeen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8:30 p.m. Sunday by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard, the Philadelphia Department of Prisons said.
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Police searching for 2 inmates who escaped correctional center in PhiladelphiaBREAKING: Police searching for 2 inmates who escaped correctional center in Philadelphia. Sources tell Action News that one of the inmates, Ameen Hurst, was being held on four murder charges.
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LIVE: Philadelphia police to provide update on escaped inmatesSources tell Action News that one of the inmates, Ameen Hurst was being held on four murder charges.
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