PA Prison Escapees Still At Large: What We Know

PHILADELPHIA — Two inmates — including one accused of 4 murders — who escaped from a Philadelphia prison are still at large, and rewards are offered for information leading to their arrests.

Here's the latest of what we know:

• Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The pair escaped through a fence that they cut a hole in, according to authorities.
• Rewards of up to $5,000 are being offered for information leading to each person's arrest. The city has set a reward for $20,000 for information that leads to an arrest of either escaped inmate in addition to the U.S. Marshals Service rewards.
• Hurst is about 6 feet tall, has black hair and brown eyes, and a tattoo on his left arm reading "ONLY THE FAM!!" He was being held on murder charges after authorities said he killed four people. Hurst is accused of shooting and killing a man on Christmas Eve 2020, shooting and killing two people and hurting two others in March 2021, and fatally shooting and killing a man outside the same facility he escaped from about a week later, Fox 29 reports.
• Grant is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and was being held on narcotics and gun violations. He also has a left arm tattoo reading "DEDICATION."
• Both Hurst and Grant are considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-800-336-0102, the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-8477 or send information to the U.S. Marshals Service online here. Additionally, information can be submitted by calling or texting 215-686-8477, or online here.

According to NBC10, Local 159 of AFSCME District Council 33 is citing a lack of staffing and budget issues for the escape. Union President David Robinson is calling for Philadelphia Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign amid the turmoil.

The union said perimeter posts have been unmanned for months, but the city denied that, Fox reports.

Philadelphia prison officials said that characterization is not accurate, saying a document alleging staff shortages was forged. "The executive staff of the PDP categorically denies this claim," officials said.

However, Mayor Jim Kenney's Office is working with Gov. Josh Shapiro to bring in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to conduct a vulnerability assessment.

"The Department of Prisons is committed to identifying any procedural failures that may have allowed the inmates to escape undetected and will update its protocol accordingly to ensure the security of the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center and all other facilities under its management," Carney said in a statement.