Crime & Safety
Teen, 15, Stabbed To Death Friday In Delco, $5K Reward Offered: Police
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death Friday night in Drexel Hill, and police are urging anyone with information or videos to come forward.
DREXEL HILL, PA — Authorities in Delaware County are asking for help finding the killer of a 15-year-old boy, and a $5,000 reward is being offered.
Upper Darby Police said Michael Garr, 15, was stabbed to death at about 9:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Bridge Street in Drexel Hill Friday.
Police are asking anyone in the Oakview section of Drexel Hill near or off Bridge Street, or along the Baltimore Pike corridor in Clifton Heights, to contact them
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Authorities are also asking anyone who may have surveillance video from April 21, about 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., to contact them.
Anyone with footage of the area at that time should send it to info@udpd.org.
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"If you or anyone you know has any information, however insignificant it may seem, that you think can help us, please do not hesitate to call our tip line at 484-574-1157," police said.
Police also said a couple who were walking on Bridge Street, passing Anne Street, and then down Dennison Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. Friday is sought for questioning. They are depicted in the photo above.
"If you were one of these individuals, or if you know who they may be, please let us know,"police said.
Police said the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27 offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible.
Garr was a student at Upper Darby High School.
The Upper Darby School District said it is making support available for its students Monday.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and community," the district said.
The district said students can report any incidents or seek support via the Say2Say Something system.
A GoFundMe campaign has been established to support Garr's family.
"The family is devastated and trying to process this senseless act," organizer Michael Peabody said on the page. "Looking to support the family and help to defray funeral costs as they bury their teenaged loved one."
As of Monday morning, more than $31,800 has been raised by the campaign.
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