Authorities said an arrest warrant has been issued for Najee Williams, owner of NKW Towing.
"I'm here to announce the arrest warrant for a Najee Williams," said Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom of the Philadelphia police.
According to police, Williams is wanted in connection with two separate shootings since December. Investigators said the violence stemmed from a turf conflict among tow truck drivers.
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"We do have some predatory tow truck operators in the city of Philly," Ransom said. "I'm here to tell you now, there is no area they own in city of Philly."
The first shooting occurred Dec. 22 on the 4200 block of Torresdale Avenue, where 22yearold David GarciaMorales was found dead inside his tow truck.
On Jan. 11, another tow truck driver, 25yearold Aaron Whitfield, was fatally shot in his truck outside a smoke shop in Northeast Philadelphia. A second person was also injured.
Surveillance footage shows a silver Honda pulling up beside Whitfield's parked tow truck before two people inside the car fired at least a dozen shots, police said. The vehicle has since been recovered.
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Whitfield's parents said they had just buried their son on Friday and feared they might never see progress in the case.
"I was so happy, I felt like I hit the lottery," his mother, Kimberly Randleman, said after learning a warrant had been issued.
"Just the closure, you don't want this to linger on the rest of your life. You don't want that," she said.
"You took my only boy away from me for no reason. It's hurtful," said Aaron Whitfield Sr.
The family hopes Williams will surrender.
"Hopefully, he'll have a guilty conscience, and he'll realize that Aaron wasn't the person he should have done it to," Randleman said.
Police said Williams was last seen in Montgomery County. Anyone who sees him is urged to contact authorities.