Man wanted for homicide apprehended after barricade in West Oak Lane

Monday, August 12, 2024
Man wanted for homicide barricaded inside home in West Oak Lane
Man wanted for homicide barricaded inside home in West Oak Lane

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man wanted for homicide was apprehended after a barricade situation ended in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane neighborhood on Monday.

It happened at a home on the 6900 block of Old York Road just after 10 a.m.

According to U.S. Marshals, 63-year-old Reginald Boykin barricaded himself inside the home with multiple firearms after he was confronted by authorities.

Boykin has been wanted for a murder that took place in November 2019.

No further information has been released on that incident.

He was taken into custody just before noon, investigators stated.

No injuries were reported at the scene.