Lower Merion home invasion: Second arrest made after son killed, mom critically injured
LOWER MERION, Pa. - A 9-day manhunt has come to an end for the second suspect in a terrifying home invasion that left a man dead and his mother paralyzed in critical condition.
Kelvin Roberts, 42, was taken into custody Tuesday morning by local officers in Montgomery County, according to U.S. Marshals.
The Philadelphia man was being sought in connection to a home invasion turned shooting in Lower Merion on December 8.
Officers arrived to find Andrew Gaudio, 25, dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. His mother, 61-year-old Bernadette Gaudio, was also shot several times, and is currently paralyzed as a result of the shooting,
Charles Fulforth (L) was taken into custody and charged in a home invasion that left a young man dead. Kelvin Roberts (R) remains at large.
Police say Andrew was shot and killed execution style while trying to protect his mother, who was bedridden with a leg injury when the suspects entered her bedroom and shot her.
Bernadette was able to call 911 after she was shot, and dispatchers could hear the suspects rummaging through the house in the background.
Arrest made in deadly Lower Merion home invasion; second suspect at-large
A suspect has been arrested in charged in the murder of Andrew Gaudio, 25, who police say was protecting his mother during a home invasion. Authorities are still searching for a second suspect - 42-year-old Kelvin Roberts.
Investigators identified Roberts as a suspect after he was captured on dash camera video leaving the scene in a Jeep belonging to the victims.
Early Tuesday afternoon along the SEPTA line in Upper Moreland, police with a dog searched the area where Kelvin Roberts was chased and captured. Workers in a nearby business say they saw police swarm at 7:30 a.m.
"Maybe about 50, 60 yards from those two lights to the right supposedly is where they got him," said Adam Zipper of Artistic Screen Designs. "He’s back in the woods, dogs and cops chase him. He’s back in the woods, cops are on both sides of the track all over."
Investigators say Roberts, 42, returned to Junkluggers, his former place of work, dressed in black with a mask around his neck and carrying a pistol.
Another suspect, 41-year-old Charles Fulforth, was arrested last week for his alleged role in the home invasion.
Both Roberts and Fulforth have been charged with first degree murder and related offenses.