Murder Fugitive Sought for University City Grocery Store Shooting

Philadelphia, PA - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Dameon Anderson, 44. 

Anderson is charged with murder for an April 6th shooting inside the Market Grocery in the 4000 block of Market Street. After a verbal dispute inside the store, Anderson shot and killed a 26-year-old man and fled the scene on a motorized scooter. On April 20th, Philadelphia Homicide detectives obtained a warrant for murder and firearm possession by a convicted felon. The fugitive case was then delegated to the Marshals Task Force.

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to Anderson’s arrest. The reward will be processed immediately upon arrest and not upon conviction.

Anderson stands 5 feet 11 inches, weighs approximately 170 pounds, and goes by the alias “Dame”. He has black hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo on his right forearm. He is known to frequent the 40th and Market Street area and has been recently sighted in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Tips can be called in to the U.S. Marshals Philadelphia Tipline at 1-866-865-TIPS (8477) or by using the USMS Tips app.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Membership agencies include the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania State Parole Officers, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Attorney General Agents, Chester Police Department, and the Bucks County Sheriff's Office.