Third slaying suspect arrested

Police found Eric D. Floyd, wanted in the shooting of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, asleep in a city rowhouse.

May 08, 2008|By Barbara Boyer and Andrew Maykuth, Inquirer Staff Writers
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Repeatedly during the 16-minute video, Blackburn pointed out how the robber identified as Floyd appeared to be positioning himself with the assault rifle to provide cover and protection.

"You can see how he was positioning that gun," Blackburn said as the video rolled. "He was ready."

At 11:27 a.m., the surveillance camera inside the supermarket picks up the three robbers as they walk out of the bank branch.

The one identified as Floyd is the first to exit. As his two accomplices walk toward the exit, the robber, with his right hand inside the large box, spins the cart in a semicircle as if he is scanning the area. He then turns and pushes the cart through the door.

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The surveillance camera in the parking lot then shows the three robbers walking slowly toward the Jeep. The one identified as Floyd puts the box in the backseat and gets behind the wheel. And the Jeep pulls away.

Minutes later, Liczbinski, responding to the reported robbery, stops the Jeep at Almond and Schiller Streets about four blocks from the supermarket and is gunned down.

Shortly after the killing, police captured Warner, 39, who was charged with murder, and killed Cain, 34. They said Cain was clutching the Chinese-made SKS carbine he used to kill the sergeant when police shot him in a showdown in Feltonville.

Police yesterday said they had charged Cain's uncle with carjacking the Jeep.

Mitchell Cain, 49, of the 200 block of North 61st Street, was arrested Sunday after investigators determined he participated in the hijacking Friday in North Philadelphia. Like his nephew, he has a long history of criminal violence, including a 1997 guilty plea for manslaughter for which he served six years in prison.

Mitchell Cain is charged with robbery, carjacking, firearms violations and related offenses.


Services for Slain Officer

A viewing for Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski will begin at 6 tonight at the John F. Givnish Funeral Home, 10975 Academy Rd. in Northeast Philadelphia. Visitors who park at Archbishop Ryan High School, 11201 Academy Rd., can take a shuttle to the funeral home. Police advise that traffic will be heavy on Academy Road and there will be intermitted closures between Comly and Red Lion Roads.

A second viewing will begin at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, 18th Street and the Parkway, where a Funeral Mass will be said at noon.

Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, 5201 Hulmeville Rd., Bensalem.

Memorial donations can be sent to the Stephen Liczbinski Family Memorial Trust Fund, 901 Arch St., Philadelphia 19107.

Also, Geno's Steaks, Ninth Street and Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, has announced it will donate all proceeds of sales from 10 a.m. today to 10 a.m. tomorrow.


Contact staff writer Andrew Maykuth at 215-854-2947 or amaykuth@phillynews.com.

Inquirer staff writers Robert Moran and George Anastasia contributed to this article.


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