Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for a “dangerous” teenage murder suspect who escaped from police custody in a hospital parking lot Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Vanois, deputy chief of detectives for the Philadelphia Police Department, said Shane Pryor, 17, was in the parking lot of the emergency room at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia around noon when he fled. Vanois said two prison staff were in Pryor's car, but he was not handcuffed when he got out of the car.
Pryor had gone to the hospital with a suspected unexplained hand injury. He is not believed to be in the hospital.
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Philadelphia police released two photos of 17-year-old Shane Pryor with his hair cut short and in dreadlocks as they continue their search. (Philadelphia Police Department)
Shane Pryor, 17, escaped from police custody Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia U.S. Marshals Service)
Philadelphia police said on X (formerly Twitter) that he was last seen in the area of University Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon.
Pryor is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue sweater, sweatpants, socks, and flip-flops or slide-type shoes.
Witnesses said he may have taken off his blue sweater. FOX 29 Philadelphia.
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The Philadelphia U.S. Marshals are assisting in the search for Pryor and said he may be driving a stolen Ford F-150 with Pennsylvania tag ZTS-0503.
Pryor, 17, is believed to have been driving a stolen Ford F-150 with Pennsylvania tag ZTS-0503. (Philadelphia U.S. Marshals Service)
Police K-9 units are also assisting in the search and are searching nearby underground parking lots, FOX 29 reported.
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Pryor has been in prison since 2020, when he was charged with the murder of 14-year-old Tanya Harris, 54. He is still awaiting trial.
Anyone who finds Pryor or knows his whereabouts is asked to call 1-877-WANTED-2.
