Teen To Be Charged As Adult For Murder Of Gerard Grandzol In Philadelphia: Cops

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A 16-year-old will be charged as an adult in connection with the murder of Doylestown native Gerard Grandzol in Philadelphia last week, police have announced.

Philadelphia Police said Monday that Marvin Roberts of the 3300 block of Sydenham Street has been charged with murder, robbery, carjacking and related charges. He will be charged as an adult.

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Authorities say Roberts filed the fatal shot that killed Grandzol, 38. Roberts' brother, 21-year-old Maurice Robers, has also been arrested in connection with the crime.

According to NBC10, the father, daughter and family dog were returning from an outing at Fairmount Park's Lemon Hill. As Grandzol finished parking near his home along the 1500 block of Melon Street, two men dressed in black held him up at gunpoint.

He handed over his wallet and then the suspects tried to steal his SUV, but his 2-year-old daughter was inside. Philly.com reported Grandzol did not resist, but said he wanted to get his child out first. That’s when the teen allegedly shot him twice in the face.

Neighbors rushed to help him but he died about 90 minutes later at Hahnemann University Hospital, according to police. Granzol's daughter was crying in the backseat when authorities arrived, the NBC10 report said.

The fatal shooting was captured on surveillance video.

Loved ones and friends were shocked and say they will greatly miss Grandzol, a proud father who was active in community organizations and was fondly referred to as the “mayor” by neighbors. He and his wife had recently welcomed their second daughter in July.

Grandzol is a 1997 graduate of Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, Pa., where he played varsity ice hockey.

Service are set for Wednesday.

An online fundraiser has been set up in support of Grandzol's wife and two children, one of whom witnessed the brutal crime.

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