Yesterday, Yeadon police released descriptions of the men based on witness reports. They were described as two black men who appeared to be in their 20s, about 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 and of small build, weighing between 135 and 145 pounds. Both men had dark complexions and wore their hair closely cropped.
One of the men wore a black hoodie, dark jeans and sneakers. The second man wore a white hoodie, dark Dickies-type pants, and black Converse-type sneakers.
Police have no motive in the borough's second homicide of the year, said Police Chief Donald Molineaux. The men did not take Leigertwood's wallet, watch and jewelry, or the laptop computer and speakers he was loading into his car. He lived on a busy road next door to Evans Elementary School, a half-block from the police station.
Leigertwood was a man with big plans. He bought and refurbished the five-bedroom home just after his marriage in 2003. He and his wife, Raven, planned to fill it with children, Raven said yesterday. They have a 7-month-old daughter, Nichole.
He wanted to be a neurosurgeon, and studied biology and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, said his mother, Viola Leigertwood, a Philadelphia police dispatcher. But after graduating in 2001, his mother helped him buy a property to give him a jump start in real-estate investment, a subject he had become interested in.
Leigertwood refurbished properties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He hoped to earn enough to set up his family in beautiful homes in the same city, Raven Leigertwood said. He hoped to retire before he reached 40, and talked about returning to the Caribbean, whence his mother emigrated more than 20 years ago.
His generosity didn't end with his family. He returned to his alma mater, John Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia, and helped guide students from lower-income families through college admissions.
