Sean Toomey’s Dad Speaks Out After 2 Philadelphia Teenagers Are Charged With Killing His Son: ‘Rot In Hell’
John Toomey, father of deceased 15-year-old Sean Toomey, reacted on Wednesday to news that two Philadelphia teenagers have been charged with brazenness. Shot dead on March 24 of his son.
Philadelphia authorities Last week announced the arrest of 17-year-old Daniel Gardee and 17-year-old Saahir Teagle, who are accused of shooting the 15-year-old to death as he received a crate of water from the his family’s car near their home.
“I hope they rot in jail, and when they die, I hope they rot in hell,” Toomey told Fox News Digital. “That’s not a good thing to say. But they took away one of the only things I care about in this world.”
He and his family, however, feel some relief since the suspects were arrested and charged. The Philadelphia Police Department has stayed in frequent contact with Toomey to help bring justice to his son, and Toomey can only hope District Attorney Larry Krasner does the same.
“The DA, he has a habit of giving individuals a little slap on the wrist and having to wear an ankle bracelet when they come home. That’s what worries me,” Toomey said. “And…I don’t care how young you are…I want them to go to jail for a long time.”
Just two weeks ago, Toomey’s truck was “stolen” while “parked on a side street”, he said.
“I was born and raised in this area. Nothing like this has ever happened before, and I’m not just talking about the shooting of my son,” he said, adding that he had heard of carjacking incidents “everywhere” in Philadelphia.
The two suspects charged with Sean’s murder were involved in a series of crimes before and after they allegedly shot the 15-year-old in the head.
Gardee, Teagle and another suspect are charged with attempting to rob a woman at gunpoint while she was at an ATM on March 24. They may also have been involved in an attempted carjacking later the same day before killing Sean outside his family’s house. , according to Krasner’s office.
The Miami Beach Police Department arrested Teagle for disturbing the peace five days after the three March incidents.
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Philadelphia police initially arrested the two suspects following an April 14 incident at an Airbnb in which authorities recovered multiple firearms and charged Teagle with unlawful possession of firearms, though none of the suspects had any connection to Sean’s murder at the time, Krasner’s office said.
Two months later, officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) arrested an individual for a carjacking offence. This person shared information about Gardee and Teagle that ultimately led officers to link the suspects to Sean’s death. Krasner’s office approved the charges against the suspects on June 13.
“Sean Toomey was a child full of promise and hope, like all children,” Krasner said in a June 23 statement. “The great potential he held was wiped out in the blink of an eye by armed strangers. Sean Toomey should be alive today and look forward to the rest of his life. To those who knew and loved him : Sean’s death is a grave injustice, and we are heartbroken and outraged by his death.”
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The district attorney added that “[w]When unregistered and untraceable firearms flow like water from permissive gun laws that favor industry profits over people’s lives, seemingly random shootings that aren’t caught on camera or seen by witnesses can be difficult to resolve.
Toomey, however, thinks tougher gun laws won’t solve Philadelphia’s biggest violent crime problem.
“Everything they spend trying to stop the purchase of guns – it’s not going anywhere because these kids aren’t getting guns from a reputable gun dealer. are getting off the streets. … That’s nonsense. All for show,” he said.
Toomey described his son as calm and well-mannered with a constant smile on his face.
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